When Hans Jensen was born on 27 June 1848, in Blans, Stokkemarke, Maribo, Denmark, his father, Peder Jensen, was 36 and his mother, Kjrsten Jensdatter, was 35. He lived in Stokkemarke, Lollands Sønder, Maribo, Denmark in 1855. He died on 11 July 1857, in Indian Territory, United States, at the age of 9.
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Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy. A two-chamber parliament is established.
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States
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.
Possible Related NamesMost of the people in the Christian Christiansen handcart company were Scandinavians (Danes, Norwegians, and Swedes). They numbered about 330 souls, including a girl with a wooden leg and a 60-year-ol …
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