Anders Jensen

Brief Life History of Anders

When Anders Jensen was born on 8 December 1793, in Vassingerød, Uggeløse, Frederiksborg, Denmark, his father, Jens Nielsen, was 24 and his mother, Anna Caterine Tagesdatter, was 24. He married Marie Jørgensdatter on 17 November 1820, in Slangerup, Frederiksborg, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1829 and Slangerup, Lynge-Frederiksborg, Frederiksborg, Denmark in 1850. In 1850, at the age of 57, his occupation is listed as 57 years old, married, laborer in Slangerup, Frederiksborg, Denmark. He died on 20 December 1852, in Ravnsbjerg, Slangerup, Frederiksborg, Denmark, at the age of 59, and was buried in Slangerup, Frederiksborg, Denmark.

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Family Time Line

Anders Jensen
1793–1852
Marie Jørgensdatter
1802–1885
Marriage: 17 November 1820
Trine Andersdatter
1821–1899
Jørgen Andersen
1824–1828
Hans Andersen Jensen
1827–1864
Jorgen Andersen
1829–1909
Jens Andersen
1832–
Henriette Dorthea Andersdatter
1834–1834
Soren Andersen
1837–1846
Jensen
1840–1840
Lars Andersen
1842–

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  • Anders Jensen, "Denmark Census, 1850"
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World Events (7)

1794 · Stibo

The Stibo Group was founded in 1794 by Niels Lund as a printing company. Today, The Stibo Group provides information management and print technology software for business operations.

1796 · Odense Teater

Odense Teater is Denmark's second oldest theater and one of the country's three main theaters. It is where Hans Christian Andersen started as a writer and is where The Pillars of Society was first performed.

1814

Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden.

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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