When Jens Christian Nielsen was born on 1 July 1828, in Jannerup, Hundborg, Thisted, Denmark, his father, Niels Michelsen, was 27 and his mother, Sidsel Marie Jensdatter, was 33. He married Mariane Jeppesdatter on 30 October 1857, in Sjørring, Hundborg, Thisted, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Hundborg, Hundborg, Ørum, Denmark in 1880 and Hundborg, Hundborg, Thisted, Denmark in 1906.
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Kuffert Sorensen was established in 1829 by Carl Peter Sorensen as a leather goods company. Today the business has five locations and each are run by a member of the Sorensen family.
The Casino Theatre was built as an entertainment center by Georg Carstensen but was converted into a theatre in 1848. After many years of never gaining popularity, it was closed in 1937 and demolished in 1960.
The Copenhagen Waterworks was the first waterworks in Denmark and served the community until 1951. It was one of the first buildings to be built outside Copenhagen's old city walls.
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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