Brief Life History of Niels
When Niels Jensen was born about 1660, in Randers, Denmark, his father, Jens Nielsen, was 33 and his mother, Jens Mrs Olufsen, was 29. He married Anne Marie Lisbeth Adriansen Cron about 1690, in Århus, Denmark. He died in 1692, at the age of 33.
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Spouse and Children
1660–1692 Male
1665– Female
Parents and Siblings
1628–1690 Male
1632– Female
Siblings (4)
1660–1692 Male
1680–1749 Female
1692– Female
1694– Female
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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