Brief Life History of Jens Christian
When Sogneraadsformand Jens Christian Jensen was born on 3 March 1874, in Hessellund, Karup, Silkeborg, Denmark, his father, Johan Peder Jensen, was 27 and his mother, Dorthe Marie Larsen, was 27. He married Alma Augusta Johanne Møgelberg in 1899. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Grove, Ginding, Ringkøbing, Denmark for about 24 years and Grove, Ringkøbing, Denmark in 1930. He died on 26 October 1943, in Herning, Herning, Midtjylland, Denmark, at the age of 69, and was buried in Grove, Grove, Ginding, Ringkøbing, Denmark.
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Family Time Line
Sources (14)
- Jens Chr Jensen, "Denmark Census, 1916"
- Legacy NFS Source: Jens Christian Jensen - Church record: birth-name: Jens Christian Jensen
- Jens Christian Jensen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
Parents and Siblings
World Events (4)
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.
1939
Denmark signs 10-year non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany.
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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Sogneraadsformand Jens Christian Jensen
Jensen, Jens Kr., Husmand, Hesselund pr. Karup St. Født sammesteds 3. Marts 1874, Søn af Gdr. Johan Peder Jensen, sammesteds. Gift med Alma Augusta Johanne Jensen, født Møgelberg, født 22. April 1 …
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