When Jens Madsen Nielsen was born on 12 December 1821, in Vogn, Mosbjerg, Hjørring, Denmark, his father, Niels Jensen, was 35 and his mother, Kirsten Marie Jensdatter, was 24. He married Anne Kirstine Larsdatter about 1850, in Mosbjerg, Hjørring, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Mosbjerg, Mosbjerg, Horns, Hjørring, Denmark in 1870. He died on 4 May 1914, in Mosbjerg, Horns, Hjørring, Denmark, at the age of 92, and was buried in Mosbjerg, Horns, Hjørring, Denmark.
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Kuffert Sorensen was established in 1829 by Carl Peter Sorensen as a leather goods company. Today the business has five locations and each are run by a member of the Sorensen family.
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.
Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy. A two-chamber parliament is established.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Jorgen, Per, Viggo, Anders, Carsten, Niels, Thor, Alf, Einer, Jeppe.
Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Mads, a pet form of Mat(t)hias or Mat(t)heus (see Matthew ). This surname is also found in northern Germany. Compare Madson , Matson , and Mattson .
English: variant of Madson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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