Brief Life History of Jens
Jens Jensen was born about 1677, in Nørre Kongerslev, Ålborghus, Denmark. He married Maren Christensdatter on 8 October 1702, in Hjørring Sankt Hans, Sejlstrup, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 1 June 1762, in Svenstrup, Højslev, Hald, Denmark, at the age of 86.
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Spouse and Children
1677–1762 Male
1681– Female
Children (11)
1703–1712 Female
1704– Female
1706– Male
1707–1785 Male
1709–1716 Male
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World Events (6)
1701 · Oldest Naval Academy in the World
Age 24
1713 · Royal Danish Military Academy
Age 36
1729
Age 52
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Lars, Holger, Einer, Jorgen, Bent, Knud, Per, Ove, Morten.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Jens, a shortened form of Johannes (see John ). This is the most frequent surname in Denmark. In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the variant Jenssen . Compare Jenson 2 and Johnson .
English: variant of Jennison .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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