Brief Life History of Christen
When Christen Christensen was born in 1688, his father, Christen Aagaard, was 34 and his mother, Ellen Christensdatter, was 40. He married Ellen Pedersdatter in 1713, in Nørre Broby, Sallinge, Svendborg, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 17 April 1753, at the age of 65, and was buried in Nørre Broby, Nyborg, Denmark.
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- Christen Christensen, "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Christen Christensen in entry for Anne, "Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923"
- Christen Christensen, "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916"
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1701 · Oldest Naval Academy in the World
The Royal Danish Naval Academy was established in 1701 to educate then commission all officers into the Royal Danish Navy. It is the oldest, still-existing, officers' academy in the world.
1713 · Royal Danish Military Academy
The Royal Danish Military Academy educated and commissioned all officers for the Royal Danish Army. The Military Academy function was initiated in 1713 by request of King Frederick IV on inspiration from the Naval Academy.
1729
Greenland becomes Danish province.
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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