Brief Life History of Niels
When Niels Jensen was christened on 5 May 1726, in Østerlars, Bornholm, Denmark, his father, Jens Pedersen, was 26 and his mother, Bodil Pedersdatter, was 24. He married Karen Ibsdatter on 14 July 1758, in Østerlarsker, Bornholm, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 21 December 1805, in Bornholm, Denmark, at the age of 79, and was buried in Østerlars, Bornholm, Denmark.
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Sources (3)
- Legacy NFS Source: Niels Jensen - Church record: Marriage record or certificate
- Niels, "Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923"
- Legacy NFS Source: Niels Jensen - Church record: Burial record or certificate
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World Events (6)
1729
Greenland becomes Danish province.
1730 · Danish Asia Company
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)
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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