Brief Life History of Hejle
When Hejle Christensen was born in 1631, in Lendum, Horns, Hjørring, Denmark, his father, Christen, was 27 and his mother, Mrs. Christen, was 23. He married Mette Laursdatter in 1656. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He died in April 1687, in Lendum, Sejlstrup, Denmark, at the age of 56, and was buried in Lendum, Horns, Hjørring, Denmark.
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- Heili Christenson in entry for Anne Heili, "Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923"
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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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