Carl Jensen

Brief Life History of Carl

When Carl Jensen was born on 18 January 1860, in Ravnholt, Tiset, Havreballegård, Denmark, his father, Mads Jensen, was 30 and his mother, Edel Magrethe Rasmussen, was 26. He lived in Tiset, Ning, Århus, Denmark for about 20 years.

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Family Time Line

Mads Jensen
1829–1872
Edel Magrethe Rasmussen
1833–1909
Jens Peter Christen Jensen
1858–
Carl Jensen
1860–
Jensen
1861–1861
Jensdatter
1861–1861
Seier Jensen
1861–
Johanne Marie Jensen
1863–
Sidsel Marie Jensen
1865–
Kirsten Marie Jensen
1867–
Karen Marie Jensen
1869–1946
Rasmus Jensen
1872–

Sources (4)

  • Karl Jensen in household of Edel Margrete Rasmusdatter, "Denmark Census, 1890"
  • Carl Jensen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
  • Carl Jensen, "Denmark Census, 1870"

World Events (7)

1868 · Magasin Du Nord

Magasin is a Danish chain of department stores that was founded in 1868 in Copenhagen and still exists today. They can be found in Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, and the UK.

1914

World War I. Denmark remains neutral throughout the war.

1917

The United States take possession of the Virgin Islands. The islands are purchased from Denmark for $25 million the year before.

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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