Morten Mortensen

Brief Life History of Morten

When Morten Mortensen was born on 18 December 1837, in Als, Skivehus, Denmark, his father, Anders Mortensen, was 33 and his mother, Karen Marie Jensdatter, was 22. He lived in Als, Hindsted, Ålborg, Denmark in 1840. He died on 2 May 1841, in Als, Skivehus, Denmark, at the age of 3, and was buried in Als, Skivehus, Denmark.

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Family Time Line

Anders Mortensen
1804–1874
Karen Marie Jensdatter
1815–1897
Morten Mortensen
1837–1841
Karen Andersdatter
1839–1861
Maren Mortensen
1840–1934
Ane Kathrine Mortensen
1842–1931
Jens Anders Mortensen
1844–1931
Christiane Mortensen
1846–1862
Karen Marie Mortensen
1848–1933
Mariane Mortensen
1851–1862
Inger Katherine Mortensen
1852–1936
Josephine Mortensen
1855–1862
Sarah Nielsen Mortensen
1856–1933
Carl Mortensen
1859–1862

Sources (10)

  • Morten Andersen in household of Anders Mortensen, "Denmark Census, 1840"
  • Morten Andersen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
  • Morten Andersen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Lars, Morten, Einer, Jorgen, Bent, Britt, Carsten, Egil, Gunner, Hartvig.

Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Morten, a vernacular form of Martin 1.

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

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