Brief Life History of Hans
When Hans Jensen Ebbe was born in April 1776, in Rykkerup, Toreby, Musse, Maribo, Denmark, his father, Jens Pedersen Ebbe, was 37 and his mother, Kathrine Rasmusdatter, was 36. He married Kirsten Rasmusdatter on 7 March 1800, in Toreby, Musse, Maribo, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 8 January 1827, in his hometown, at the age of 50, and was buried in Toreby, Musse, Maribo, Denmark.
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- Hans Jensen, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Hans Ebbe, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
- Hans Ebbe, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
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1789 · Old Artillery Barracks, Christianshavn
The Old Artillery Barracks was the first of three barracks to be established in the Christianshavn district of Copenhagen. They were converted into barracks for the Artillery in 1789 and were used until 1923. Today, they have been converted into apartments and are listed for everyone.
1792 · Det Classenske Fideicommis
Det Classenske Fideicommis is a Danish charitable foundation formed by the industrialist Major General Johan Frederik Classen after he left behind his wealth and possessions in his will to help alleviate poverty and misery to those in the country. Today, it grants around 2 million kroner annually to those in need.
1794 · Stibo
The Stibo Group was founded in 1794 by Niels Lund as a printing company. Today, The Stibo Group provides information management and print technology software for business operations.
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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