Brief Life History of Jens
When Jens Molgaard was born on 5 March 1857, in Øster Nykirke, Koldinghus, Denmark, his father, Hans Jensen Mølgaard, was 38 and his mother, Sidsel Marie Ulrichsen, was 34. He lived in Øster Nykirke, Nørvang, Vejle, Denmark for about 10 years.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Jens Møllgård in household of Hans Jensen Møllgård, "Denmark Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Jens Molgaard - Government record: birth-name: Jens Molgaard
- Jens Mølgård, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
Parents and Siblings
1819–1905 Male
1822– Female
Siblings (9)
1842– Female
1845–1856 Male
1847–1926 Female
1850– Female
1852–1856 Male
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1859 · Copenhagen Waterworks
Age 2
1859 · Copenhagen Zoo
Age 2
1914
Age 57
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Bjorn, Erik, Juel, Nels.
Norwegian (also Melgård): from any of several farmsteads in eastern Norway named Melgård, from Old Norse Methalgarthr, a compound of methal ‘mid(dle)’ + garthr ‘farmstead, dwelling, enclosure’.
Danish: habitational name from a farmstead named with the same elements as 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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