Brief Life History of Christen
When Christen Christensen was born on 13 March 1712, in Arup, Ålborghus, Denmark, his father, Christen Skammelsen, was 32 and his mother, Johanne Christensen, was 38. He married Kirsten Nielsdatter in 1750, in Arup, Ålborghus, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 17 February 1780, in his hometown, at the age of 67, and was buried in Arup, Ålborghus, Denmark.
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Spouse and Children
1712–1780 Male
1714–1782 Female
Children (8)
1751–1807 Female
1752– Male
1755–1813 Male
1756–1756 Female
1758– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1680–1739 Male
1674–1715 Female
Siblings (9)
1706–1730 Female
1708–1710 Male
1710– Female
1710– Female
1712–1780 Male
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World Events (6)
1713 · Royal Danish Military Academy
Age 1
1729
Age 17
1730 · Danish Asia Company
Age 18
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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