Brief Life History of Peder
When Peder Jensen was born on 27 October 1805, in Hyllerup, Sankt Peders, Slagelse, Sorø, Denmark, his father, Jens Pedersen, was 35 and his mother, Kirsten Pedersdatter, was 35. He married Karen Jacobsdatter on 5 October 1833, in Ottestrup, Slagelse, Sorø, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Ottestrup, Slagelse, Sorø, Denmark in 1840. He died on 8 December 1868, in Lille Frederikslund, Ottestrup, Slagelse, Sorø, Denmark, at the age of 63, and was buried in Ottestrup, Slagelse, Sorø, Denmark.
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- Peder Jensen, "Denmark Census, 1845"
- Marriage of Peder Jensen and Karen Jacobsdatter 1833 - Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941
- Death and burial of Peder Jensen 1868 - Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941
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1808 · Dannebrogordenens Haederstegn
Dannebrogordenens Haederstegn, The Cross of Honour of the Order of the Dannebrog, is an award connected to the Danish Order of the Dannebrog. The cross was instituted by King Frederick VI of Denmark and Norway on June 28, 1808 and was named Dannebrogsmendenes Haederstegn until 1952. The award is given to any Dane who has provided a service to Denmark through a noble deed. The cross is considered an additional recognition if awarded to someone who is already a holder of the Order.
1814
Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden.
1829 · Oldest Leather Goods in Denmark
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.
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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