Brief Life History of Jens
When Jens Nielsen was born on 31 May 1813, in Tystofte, Tjæreby, Korsør, Denmark, his father, Niels Christophersen, was 30 and his mother, Maren Pedersdatter, was 28. He married Maren Poulsen on 20 May 1840. He lived in Tjæreby, Vester Flakkebjerg, Sorø, Denmark for about 6 years.
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- Jens Nielsen in household of Niels Christophersen, "Denmark Census, 1840"
- Jens Nielsen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
- Jens Nielsen in household of Niels Christophersen, "Denmark Census, 1834"
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1814
Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden.
1818 · Danmarks Nationalbank
Danmarks Nationalbank is the central bank of the Kingdom of Denmark and serves as an independent and credible institution that issues the krone, the Danish currency. The bank undertakes all functions related to the management of the Danish central-government debt.
1847 · Casino Theatre (Copenhagen)
The Casino Theatre was built as an entertainment center by Georg Carstensen but was converted into a theatre in 1848. After many years of never gaining popularity, it was closed in 1937 and demolished in 1960.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Jorgen, Knud, Lars, Nels, Bent, Borge, Holger, Ove, Einer, Oluf.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Niels, a shortened form of Nikolaus (see Nicholas ). Compare Nielson , Neilsen , Nelsen , Nilsen , and Nilson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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