When Sine Marie Jensen was born on 1 September 1855, in Kalstrup, Astrup, Åstrup, Denmark, her father, Jens Peter Jensen, was 30 and her mother, Dorthe Kirstine Pedersdatter, was 29. She married Niels Peter Jensen about 1888, in Vrejlev, Børglum, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Vrå, Børglum, Hjørring, Denmark for about 9 years and Vrå, Børglum, Denmark in 1930.
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The Copenhagen Waterworks was the first waterworks in Denmark and served the community until 1951. It was one of the first buildings to be built outside Copenhagen's old city walls.
The Copenhagen Zoo was founded in 1859 and is one of the oldest zoos in Europe. It was founded by a ornithologist named Niels Kjaebolling and the first animals that were at the opening were eagles, chickens, ducks, owls, rabbits, a fox, a seal and a turtle. The oldest building still is in use as a stable for the yak exibit. It is open everyday from 9:00am to 8:00pm (20:00).
World War I. Denmark remains neutral throughout the war.
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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