Brief Life History of Niels
When Niels Christensen was born in March 1784, his father, Christen Pedersen, was 38 and his mother, Inger Nielsdatter, was 32.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Niels Christensen - Combined Danish Sources, Christening, Census 1787
- Niels Christensen, "Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923"
- Census 1787 - Ålborg, Fleskum, Romdrup - Christen Pedersen
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Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Lars, Bent, Anders, Thor, Jorgen, Nils, Einer, Viggo, Folmer.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Christen . In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the especially Danish and Norwegian variant Kristensen . Compare Christenson and Christianson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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