When Jens Christensen was born in 1765, in Hørby, Børglum, Denmark, his father, Christen Jensen Nyholm, was 28 and his mother, Maren Olsdatter, was 19. He died after 1787.
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1737–1806 Male
1746–1791 Female
1765–1787 Male
1767–1787 Male
1770–1803 Male
1773–1850 Male
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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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