When Christen Nielsen was born on 13 April 1817, in Jerslev, Børglum, Denmark, his father, Niels Laursen, was 38 and his mother, Maren Andersdatter, was 34. He married Ane Marie Pedersdatter on 30 December 1841, in Jerslev, Børglum, Hjørring, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Jerslev, Børglum, Hjørring, Denmark for about 25 years and Lake Township, Newton, Indiana, United States in 1880. He died in 1882, at the age of 65.
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Danmarks Nationalbank is the central bank of the Kingdom of Denmark and serves as an independent and credible institution that issues the krone, the Danish currency. The bank undertakes all functions related to the management of the Danish central-government debt.
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Historical Boundaries: 1835: Newton, Indiana, United States 1839: Jasper, Indiana, United States 1859: Newton, Indiana, United States
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Jorgen, Knud, Lars, Nels, Bent, Borge, Holger, Ove, Einer, Oluf.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Niels, a shortened form of Nikolaus (see Nicholas ). Compare Nielson , Neilsen , Nelsen , Nilsen , and Nilson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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