Jens Christensen

Brief Life History of Jens

When Jens Christensen was born in June 1755, in Hellum, Børglum, Denmark, his father, Christen Jensen, was 43 and his mother, Bodil Andersdatter, was 35. He died in March 1756, in Hellum, Dronninglund, Hjørring, Denmark, at the age of 0, and was buried in Hellum, Dronninglund, Hjørring, Denmark.

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Family Time Line

Christen Jensen
1712–1773
Bodil Andersdatter
1721–1792
Jens Christensen
1755–1756
Christen Christensen
1757–1832
Anders Christensen
1761–1801

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  • Jens Christensen, "Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923"

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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