When Christen Jacobsen was born on 26 March 1744, in Åsted, Horns, Hjørring, Denmark, his father, Jacob Madsen, was 48 and his mother, Maren Christensdatter, was 41. He died on 16 May 1745, in his hometown, at the age of 1.
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Jorgen, Nils, Anders, Gudrun, Iver, Knud, Alf, Bjorn, Borge, Fredrik.
Danish, Norwegian, North German, and Dutch: patronymic from the personal name Jacob . Compare Jacobson and Jakobsen .
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