Brief Life History of Jens Christian
Jens Christian Jensen was born on 16 February 1612, in Ålborg, Denmark. He married Anne Nielsen on 22 November 1689. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 31 July 1701, in his hometown, at the age of 89.
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Family Time Line
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- Jens Christian Jensen in entry for Neal Martin Jensen and Carry Marie Peterson, "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992"
Spouse and Children
1612–1701 Male
1669– Female
Children (2)
1700–1758 Female
– Male
World Events (2)
1626
Age 14
1701 · Oldest Naval Academy in the World
Age 89
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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