Anne Jensen

Brief Life History of Anne

When Anne Jensen was born in 1763, in Skovby, Odense, Denmark, her father, Jens Sorensen, was 43 and her mother, Mette Hansdatter, was 34.

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Family Time Line

Jens Sorensen
1720–1768
Mette Hansdatter
1729–1802
Anna Elisabeth Jensdatter
1749–1827
Marie Jensen
1751–
Søren Jensen
1752–1832
Hans Jensen
1755–1760
Henrick Jensen
1757–1759
Maria Jensdatter
1760–1827
Anne Jensen
1763–
Johannes Jensen
1766–1771
Maren Jensdr
1768–

Sources (2)

  • Anna Jensen, "Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923"
  • Danish Family Search

World Events (8)

1776 · Kongens Klub

The club was founded in 1776 by former members of Drejer's Club. It was initially known as Fich's Club. The latter name was a reference to Gottlieb Schreck who had purchased the House in 1775. He had adapted the interior to be used by the club. The club initially had 25 members but in 1778 the number of members had grown to 80. On 16 November 1782, the club was granted permission to use the name Kongens Klub (Royal Club). The club soon became a meeting place for members of the higher middle class.

1789 · Old Artillery Barracks, Christianshavn

The Old Artillery Barracks was the first of three barracks to be established in the Christianshavn district of Copenhagen. They were converted into barracks for the Artillery in 1789 and were used until 1923. Today, they have been converted into apartments and are listed for everyone.

1794 · Stibo

The Stibo Group was founded in 1794 by Niels Lund as a printing company. Today, The Stibo Group provides information management and print technology software for business operations.

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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