When Niels Christian Simonsen was born on 7 March 1834, in Tårs, Børglum, Hjørring, Denmark, his father, Simon Jensen, was 36 and his mother, Johanne Maren Bertelsdatter, was 33. He married Dorthea Elisabeth 'Lise' Rosenkilde Madsdatter on 12 December 1856, in Råbjerg, Horns, Hjørring, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Ugilt, Vennebjerg, Hjørring, Denmark for about 20 years. He died on 16 January 1888, in Ilbjerge, Ugilt, Vennebjerg, Hjørring, Denmark, at the age of 53, and was buried in Ugilt, Vennebjerg, Hjørring, Denmark.
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Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Simon .
Americanized form of Norwegian Simensen , a cognate of 1 above.
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