When Hans Madsen was born on 29 October 1802, in Allerup, Odense, Denmark, his father, Mads Knudsen, was 43 and his mother, Maren Madsdatter, was 38. He married Christiane Madsdatter on 3 July 1830. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Brylle, Odense, Odense, Denmark for about 26 years. He died on 27 May 1866, in Brylle, Odensegård, Denmark, at the age of 63, and was buried in Brylle, Odensegård, Denmark.
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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 .
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