Brief Life History of Christen
Christen Jensen was born in 1811, in Sindal, Vennebjerg, Hjørring, Denmark. He married Øllegaard Wilhelmine Thomsen Høgsted on 24 February 1842. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Astrup, Vennebjerg, Hjørring, Denmark for about 10 years.
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Sources (18)
- Kristan Jansen, "Denmark Census, 1860"
- Christen Jensen Fjeldsted, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Christen Jensen Fjeldsted, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
World Events (3)
1814
Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden.
1818 · Danmarks Nationalbank
Danmarks Nationalbank is the central bank of the Kingdom of Denmark and serves as an independent and credible institution that issues the krone, the Danish currency. The bank undertakes all functions related to the management of the Danish central-government debt.
1829 · Oldest Leather Goods in Denmark
Kuffert Sorensen was established in 1829 by Carl Peter Sorensen as a leather goods company. Today the business has five locations and each are run by a member of the Sorensen family.
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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