Brief Life History of Niels
When Niels Jensen was born on 5 January 1864, in Denmark, his father, Ola Jönsson, was 39 and his mother, Bengta Olsdotter, was 27.
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World Events (3)
1868 · Magasin Du Nord
Magasin is a Danish chain of department stores that was founded in 1868 in Copenhagen and still exists today. They can be found in Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, and the UK.
1914
World War I. Denmark remains neutral throughout the war.
1917
The United States take possession of the Virgin Islands. The islands are purchased from Denmark for $25 million the year before.
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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Life Story of Julia Ann Lovisa Jensen Goodsell
Compiled by Granddaughter Asenith Laura Goodsell Keiser 1970 My grandmother, Julia Ann Lovisa Jensen, was born June 25, 1871, in the little town of Amager, Denmark, within sight and walking dis …
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