Brief Life History of Jens
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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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- CENSUS - Jens Christensen, Horby, Dronninglund, Hjorring, Denmarkk
- Jens Christensen, "Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923"
Parents and Siblings
1737–1806 Male
1746–1791 Female
Siblings (8)
1765–1787 Male
1767–1787 Male
1770–1803 Male
1773–1850 Male
1776–1823 Male
+3 More Children
World Events (1)
1776 · Kongens Klub
Age 11
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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