Brief Life History of Christen
When Christen Jensen was born in 1718, in Harridslev, Sejlstrup, Denmark, his father, Jens Christensen, was 37 and his mother, Kirsten Nielsdatter, was 26. He died on 17 June 1745, at the age of 27.
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Parents and Siblings
1681–1747 Male
1692–1725 Female
Siblings (4)
1718–1745 Male
1721– Male
1723–1808 Female
1725–1727 Male
World Events (5)
1729
Age 11
1730 · Danish Asia Company
Age 12
1737 · Meyercrones Stiftelse
Age 19
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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