Jens Jensen

Brief Life History of Jens

When Jens Jensen was born on 9 February 1774, in Roerslev, Hindsgavl, Denmark, his father, Jens Hansen, was 62 and his mother, Hanna Kirstine Hansdatter, was 39. He died on 9 February 1774, in his hometown, at the age of 0.

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Family Time Line

Jens Hansen
1712–1801
Hanna Kirstine Hansdatter
1734–1774
Karen Jensdatter
1758–1758
Anna Cathrine Jensen
1760–
Karen Jensdatter
1762–1763
Cathrine Jensdatter
1763–1787
Jensen
1763–
Karen Jensdatter
1764–1764
Niels Jensen
1765–1766
Lars Jensen
1768–
Hans Christian Jensen
1769–1823
Jens Jensen
1774–1774
child Jensdatter
1774–1774
Jensen
1774–1774

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  • Jens Jensen, "Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923"

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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