Brief Life History of Christian
When Christian Jensen was born on 13 March 1843, in Hjørring, Denmark, his father, Julius Otscho Otto Jensen, was 32 and his mother, Kiersten Pedersen, was 34. He lived in Gærum, Horns, Hjørring, Denmark in 1845. He died in 1864, at the age of 21.
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- Christian Jensen in household of Julius Othelia Jensen, "Denmark Census, 1845"
- Christian Jensen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
- Christian Jensen in household of Julius Jensen, "Denmark Census, 1850"
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World Events (5)
1847 · Casino Theatre (Copenhagen)
The Casino Theatre was built as an entertainment center by Georg Carstensen but was converted into a theatre in 1848. After many years of never gaining popularity, it was closed in 1937 and demolished in 1960.
1849
Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy. A two-chamber parliament is established.
1850 · Translation of the Book of Mormon into Danish
Erastus Snow and Peter Hansen translated the Book of Mormon into Danish after six months of being in the country. This translation was the first full translation of the Book of Mormon into another language, after English.
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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