When Christena Jensine Madsen Nielsdatter was born on 29 April 1821, in Birkerød, Kronborg, Denmark, her father, Niels Madsen, was 24 and her mother, Karen Hansen, was 24. She married Hans Jensen on 5 June 1846, in Farum, Ølstykke, Frederiksborg, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She immigrated to Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1863 and lived in Stege, Præstø, Denmark in 1860 and Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 28 March 1893, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Jorgen, Per, Viggo, Anders, Carsten, Niels, Thor, Alf, Einer, Jeppe.
Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Mads, a pet form of Mat(t)hias or Mat(t)heus (see Matthew ). This surname is also found in northern Germany. Compare Madson , Matson , and Mattson .
English: variant of Madson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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