Jens Christian Jensen was born on 17 June 1835, in Hvorup, Ålborghus, Denmark as the son of jens jensen and Anna Johanne Christensdatter. He married Mette Marie Poulsdatter on 15 February 1857, in Sundby, Dueholm, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Nørresundby, Kær, Ålborg, Denmark in 1860 and Sulsted, Kær, Ålborg, Denmark for about 46 years. He died on 20 November 1919, in Sulsted, Ålborghus, Denmark, at the age of 84, and was buried in Sulsted, Ålborghus, Denmark.
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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.
Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy. A two-chamber parliament is established.
The Copenhagen Waterworks was the first waterworks in Denmark and served the community until 1951. It was one of the first buildings to be built outside Copenhagen's old city walls.
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 .
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