Dorthe Jensen

Femaleabout 1715–

Brief Life History of Dorthe

Dorthe Jensen was born about 1715, in Ravnkilde, Ålborg, Nordjylland, Denmark. She married Mathias Knudsen about 1737, in Ravnkilde, Ålborg, Nordjylland, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Mathias Knudsen
1710–1760
Dorthe Jensen
1715–
Marriage: about 1737
Mette Cathrine Mathiasen
1745–
Knud Mathiasen
1750–1812
Inger Catherine Mathiasen
1752–
Anne Marie Mathiasen
1754–
Anne Mathiasen
1757–1837

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    Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1737Ravnkilde, Ålborg, Nordjylland, Denmark
  • Children (5)

    World Events (7)

    1729

    Age 14

    Greenland becomes Danish province.

    1730 · Danish Asia Company

    Age 15

    The Danish Asiatic Company was a trading company established to revive the dwindling Danish trade with the East Indies and China. It was taken over by the Danish government in 1772 and continued to run until around 1843.

    1762 · Old City Hall (Aalborg)

    Age 47

    The Old City Hall was built in 1762 and served as the city hall until 1912. the Hall was modelled after the City Hall that was destroyed in the Copenhagen Fire in 1795. Today the building is used only for ceremonial and representative purposes.

    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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