When Niels Christensen was born on 9 May 1834, in Kappendrup, Otterup, Fyn, Denmark, his father, Christen Jørgensen, was 51 and his mother, Maren Rasmusdatter, was 38. He lived in Hjadstrup, Lunde, Odense, Denmark for about 15 years. He died on 9 May 1834, in Hjadstrup, Odense, Denmark, at the age of 0, and was buried in Kappendrup, Otterup, Fyn, Denmark.
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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 .
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