Brief Life History of Maren
When Maren Jensen was born on 13 April 1849, her father, Jens Peter Jensen, was 26 and her mother, Barbara Jensdatter, was 28. She married Hans Peter Gudmand Jacobsen on 29 September 1874. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Frederiksborg, Denmark for about 5 years and Farum, Frederiksborg, Denmark for about 5 years.
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Family Time Line
Sources (39)
- Maren Jensen in household of Jens Rasmussen, "Denmark Census, 1860"
- Maren Jensen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
- Maren Jakobsen in household of Peder Jakobsen, "Denmark Census, 1916"
Spouse and Children
1848– Male
1849– Female
Children (9)
1874– Female
1876– Male
1878– Male
1879– Female
1881– Male
+4 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1822–1861 Male
1821– Female
Siblings (5)
1849–1925 Male
1849– Female
1850–1853 Male
1853– Male
1857– Female
World Events (6)
1850 · Translation of the Book of Mormon into Danish
Age 1
1859 · Copenhagen Waterworks
Age 10
1914
Age 65
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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