Brief Life History of Morten
When Morten Jensen was christened on 13 November 1735, in Hørmested, Sejlstrup, Denmark, his father, Jens Mortensen, was 35 and his mother, Kiersten Lauridsdatter, was 31. He married Anne Marie Larsdatter on 13 April 1755. He died in 1771, in Denmark, at the age of 36, and was buried in Hørmested, Sejlstrup, Denmark.
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- Morten Jensen, "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Legacy NFS Source: Morten Jensen - Published information: death:
- Morten Mortensson, "Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923"
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1737 · Meyercrones Stiftelse
Meyercrones Stiftelse was founded by the widow of Henning de Meyercrone after he had served as Danish envoy in France. Christiane Meyercrone, Henning's widow, managed the property until her death in 1738. Her niece became the new manager of the foundation and arranged for its charter to be written in 1830. The original, small building was replaced by a larger building in 1933.
1742 · Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters is a non-governmental science Academy founded in 1742 for the purpose of advancements of science in Denmark.
1762 · Old City Hall (Aalborg)
The Old City Hall was built in 1762 and served as the city hall until 1912. the Hall was modelled after the City Hall that was destroyed in the Copenhagen Fire in 1795. Today the building is used only for ceremonial and representative purposes.
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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