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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1710–1760 Male
1715– Female
1745– Female
1750–1812 Male
1752– Female
1754– Female
1757–1837 Female
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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