Brief Life History of Hans
Hans Jørgensen was born in 1795, in Topshøj, Lynge, Alsted, Sorø, Denmark as the son of Jorgen Olen. He married Ane Jacobsdatter on 2 April 1817, in Slagelse, Sankt Peders, Slagelse, Sorø, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 7 sons. He lived in Lynge, Alsted, Sorø, Denmark for about 10 years.
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- Hans Jorgensen, "Denmark Census, 1850"
- Hans Jørgensen, "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Hans Jørgensen in entry for Jacob Hansen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
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Children (7)
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World Events (7)
1796 · Odense Teater
Odense Teater is Denmark's second oldest theater and one of the country's three main theaters. It is where Hans Christian Andersen started as a writer and is where The Pillars of Society was first performed.
1805 · Christianso Lighthouse
The Christianso Lighthouse is one of Denmark's oldest lighthouses and the first to have a flashing light. It was built on the island of Christianso in the northern Baltic Sea.
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, Aagot, Niels. German Hans, Hilde, Kurt, Uwe.
In some cases also an Americanized form of Danish or Norwegian Jørgensen (see Jorgensen ).
North German (Jürgensen): patronymic from the personal name Jürgen, Low German form of George . It is also found in Denmark. Compare Juergensen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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