Margretha Jensen

Brief Life History of Margretha

When Margretha Jensen was born in 1774, her father, Jens Jensen, was 27 and her mother, Anne Pedersen, was 28. She married Soren Nielsen in Kregme, Frederiksborg, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She died on 28 August 1828, at the age of 54.

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Family Time Line

Soren Nielsen
1770–1831
Margretha Jensen
1774–1828
Marriage:
Johanna Sorensen
1798–
Magrethe Sørensdatter
1801–1868

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  • Denmark Census

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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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