When Jacob Madsen was born on 25 October 1799, in Hundslund, Åkær, Denmark, his father, Mads Bertelsen, was 42 and his mother, Ane Jacobsdatter, was 25. He married Bodil Johanne Rasmussen on 3 March 1820. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Hundslund, Hads, Århus, Denmark for about 15 years. He died on 12 December 1870, in Hundslund, Åkær, Denmark, at the age of 71, and was buried in Hundslund, Åkær, Denmark.
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The Christianso Lighthouse is one of Denmark's oldest lighthouses and the first to have a flashing light. It was built on the island of Christianso in the northern Baltic Sea.
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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 .
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