Jacob Christian Sørensen

Brief Life History of Jacob Christian

When Jacob Christian Sørensen was born on 18 December 1846, in Heden, Vedsted, Hvetbo, Hjørring, Denmark, his father, Søren Christian Jacobsen, was 26 and his mother, Elisabeth Sørensdatter, was 22. He married Nielsine Christiane Jensdatter on 10 December 1875, in Elling, Elling, Horns, Hjørring, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Børglum, Hjørring, Denmark in 1880 and Elling, Elling, Horns, Hjørring, Denmark for about 11 years. He died on 16 July 1901, in Rendborg, Elling, Horns, Hjørring, Denmark, at the age of 54, and was buried in Elling, Horns, Hjørring, Denmark.

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Family Time Line

Jacob Christian Sørensen
1846–1901
Nielsine Christiane Jensdatter
1854–1936
Marriage: 10 December 1875
Alfred Johan Sørensen
1888–1949
Jens Herman Severin Sørensen
1891–
Anna Marie Elisabeth Sørensen
1894–
Agnes Karoline Sørensen
1898–1964

Sources (12)

  • Jacob Christian Sørensen, "Denmark Census, 1880"
  • Jacob Christian Sorensen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
  • Jakob Sørensen, "Denmark Census, 1890"

World Events (3)

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.

1849

Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy. A two-chamber parliament is established.

1868 · Magasin Du Nord

Magasin is a Danish chain of department stores that was founded in 1868 in Copenhagen and still exists today. They can be found in Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, and the UK.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Per, Viggo, Einer, Lars, Morten, Bent, Holger, Jorgen, Knud.

Danish and Norwegian (Sørensen): patronymic from the personal name Søren, Danish form of Latin Severinus (see Severin ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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