Rasmus Jensen

1735–23 January 1789
Gylling, Åkær, Denmark

The Life Summary of Rasmus

Rasmus Jensen was born in 1735, in Gylling, Åkær, Denmark. He married Maren Jespersen on 19 March 1768. He was buried in Gylling, Åkær, Denmark.

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Family Time Line

Rasmus Jensen
1735–1789
Karen Sorensen
1735–1796
Marriage: 7 December 1769
Maren Rasmussen
1771–1772
Kirsten Rasmussen
1772–1772
Maren Rasmussen
1773–1773
Mette Rasmussen
1775–
Jens Rasmussen
1777–1777
Kirsten Rasmussen
1778–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    7 December 1769
    • Children

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (5)

    1737 · Meyercrones Stiftelse
    Age 2
    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.
    1742 · Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
    Age 7
    The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters is a non-governmental science Academy founded in 1742 for the purpose of advancements of science in Denmark.
    1762 · Old City Hall (Aalborg)
    Age 27
    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Jenssen
    John

    Sources (2)

    • Rasmus Jensen, "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916"

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