Brief Life History of Niels
When Niels Jensen was christened on 21 September 1777, in Nylarsker, Bornholm, Denmark, his father, Jens Nielsen, was 59 and his mother, Kirstine Pedersdatter, was 42.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- christening of Niels Nielsen
Parents and Siblings
1718–1766 Male
1735– Female
Siblings (7)
1759– Female
1761–1833 Female
1763–1767 Female
1767– Female
1770–1770 Male
+2 More Children
World Events (3)
1789 · Old Artillery Barracks, Christianshavn
1792 · Det Classenske Fideicommis
1794 · Stibo
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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