Brief Life History of Christen
When Christen Jensen was born on 17 July 1836, in Stagstrup, Vestervig, Denmark, his father, Jens Christensen, was 36 and his mother, Inger Olesdatter Piilgaard, was 33. He lived in Skyum, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark in 1840 and Villerslev, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark in 1845.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Christen Jensen, "Denmark Census, 1845"
- Christen Jensen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
- Christen Jensen in household of Jens Christensen, "Denmark Census, 1840"
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World Events (7)
1847 · Casino Theatre (Copenhagen)
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.
1849
Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy. A two-chamber parliament is established.
1868 · Magasin Du Nord
Magasin is a Danish chain of department stores that was founded in 1868 in Copenhagen and still exists today. They can be found in Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, and the UK.
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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