Brief Life History of Anders
When Anders Jensen was born on 10 September 1782, in Alsted, Dueholm, Denmark, his father, Jens Andersen, was 55 and his mother, Karen Hansdr, was 36.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Legacy NFS Source: Anders Jensen - Church record: birth-name: Anders Jensen
Parents and Siblings
1727–1786 Male
1746– Female
Siblings (11)
1759–1828 Male
1768–1768 Female
1770–1854 Female
1772– Male
1775–1775 Male
+6 More Children
World Events (3)
1789 · Old Artillery Barracks, Christianshavn
Age 7
1792 · Det Classenske Fideicommis
Age 10
1794 · Stibo
Age 12
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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