Brief Life History of Jens
When Jens Jensen was born on 3 March 1833, in Hjardemål, Hillerslev, Thisted, Denmark, his father, Jens Jensen, was 52 and his mother, Johanne Jensdatter, was 43. He died on 23 September 1833, in his hometown, at the age of 0, and was buried in Hjardemål, Hillerslev, Thisted, Denmark.
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Sources (6)
- Danish Parish Birth Record of Jens Jensen
- Danish Parish Death Records of Jens Jensen
- Jens Jensen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
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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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