Brief Life History of Jens
When Jens Christensen was born on 19 July 1778, in Snedsted, Vestervig, Denmark, his father, Christen Jensen, was 39 and his mother, Johanne Poulsen, was 37.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Birth of Jens Christensen1778
- Jens Christensen, "Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923"
Parents and Siblings
1740– Male
1741– Female
Siblings (3)
1773–1773 Male
1776– Male
1778– Male
World Events (6)
1789 · Old Artillery Barracks, Christianshavn
Age 11
1792 · Det Classenske Fideicommis
Age 14
1814
Age 36
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Lars, Bent, Anders, Thor, Jorgen, Nils, Einer, Viggo, Folmer.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Christen . In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the especially Danish and Norwegian variant Kristensen . Compare Christenson and Christianson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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