Brief Life History of Axel
Axel Jensen was born about 1679, in Knudstrup, Vesterbølle, Rinds, Viborg, Denmark as the son of Jens Andersen Kraemmer and Miss. He married Anne Catherine Jensdatter on 6 January 1709, in Vesterbølle, Aalestrup, Viborg, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died in December 1719, in Vesterbølle, Rinds, Viborg, Denmark, at the age of 41, and was buried in Vester Bølle, Viborg, Denmark.
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- Axel Jensen, "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Axel Jensen in entry for Else Jensen, "Denmark Burials, 1640-1917"
- Axel Jensen in entry for Niels Jensen, "Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923"
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1701 · Oldest Naval Academy in the World
The Royal Danish Naval Academy was established in 1701 to educate then commission all officers into the Royal Danish Navy. It is the oldest, still-existing, officers' academy in the world.
1713 · Royal Danish Military Academy
The Royal Danish Military Academy educated and commissioned all officers for the Royal Danish Army. The Military Academy function was initiated in 1713 by request of King Frederick IV on inspiration from the Naval Academy.
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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