Jens Rasmussen

Brief Life History of Jens

When Jens Rasmussen was born on 10 October 1814, in Nakskov, Sankt Nikolai, Lollands Nørre, Maribo, Denmark, his father, Rasmus Fredricksen, was 29 and his mother, Sara Hansdatter, was 31. He died on 19 May 1836, in Læsø, Vestenskov, Lollands Sønder, Maribo, Denmark, at the age of 21, and was buried in Vestenskov, Lollands Sønder, Maribo, Denmark.

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Family Time Line

Rasmus Fredricksen
1785–1843
Sara Hansdatter
1783–1836
Cidsel Rasmusdatter
1812–
Jens Rasmussen
1814–1836
Hans Rasmussen
1816–1866
Jørgen Rasmussen
1818–1819
Anne Magdalene Rasmusdatter Fredricksen
1820–1880
Margrethe Hedevig Rasmusdatter
1823–1827

Sources (5)

  • Birth Record: Jens Rasmussen, 10 October 1814
  • Death Record: Jens Rasmussen, 19 May 1836
  • Jens Rasmussen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"

World Events (2)

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.

1829 · Oldest Leather Goods in Denmark

Kuffert Sorensen was established in 1829 by Carl Peter Sorensen as a leather goods company. Today the business has five locations and each are run by a member of the Sorensen family.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Lars, Jorgen, Niels, Bent, Holger, Thor, Borge, Knute, Per, Alf.

Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Rasmus .

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

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HISTORY OF ANNE MAGDALENE RASMUSSEN (Pioneer of 1862 or ‘63)

Anne Magdalene Rasmussen was born 24 May 1820 in Abldthrope Maribo, Lolland, Denmark, the daughter of Rasmus and Sarah Hansen Fredricksen. She was the fifth child in a family of six children: Sidsel, …

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