Christen Jensen

from 1644 to 1653–8 June 1704
Søndenbro, Magleby, Tranekær, Denmark

The Life Summary of Christen

When Christen Jensen was born from 1644 to 1653, in Søndenbro, Magleby, Tranekær, Denmark, his father, Jens Jensen, was 37 and his mother, Mrs. Jens Jensen, was 33. He had at least 2 sons and 4 daughters with Giertrud Nielsen. He was buried in Søndenbro, Magleby, Tranekær, Denmark.

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Family Time Line

Christen Jensen
1644–1704
Giertrud Nielsen
1648–1696
Birgette Christensdatter
1672–
Kirsten Christensdatter
1680–
Christensen
1684–
Mette Christensen
1685–1685
Giertrud Christensen
1685–1701
Frederich Christensen Holmsted
1777–1758

Spouse and Children

Children

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Parents and Siblings

Siblings

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World Events (1)

1701 · Oldest Naval Academy in the World
Age 57
The Royal Danish Naval Academy was established in 1701 to educate then commission all officers into the Royal Danish Navy. It is the oldest, still-existing, officers' academy in the world.

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

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