Brief Life History of Christen
Christen Jensen was born about 1726, in Dronninglund, Hjørring, Denmark. He married Johanne Christensen in 1744, in Åsted, Sejlstrup, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He died in Denmark, and was buried in Sæby, Hjørring, Denmark.
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- Christen Jensen in entry for Margrethe Christensen, "Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923"
- Christen Jensen in entry for Caren Christensen, "Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923"
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World Events (5)
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.
1737 · Meyercrones Stiftelse
Meyercrones Stiftelse was founded by the widow of Henning de Meyercrone after he had served as Danish envoy in France. Christiane Meyercrone, Henning's widow, managed the property until her death in 1738. Her niece became the new manager of the foundation and arranged for its charter to be written in 1830. The original, small building was replaced by a larger building in 1933.
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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