Brief Life History of Jens Peter
When Jens Peter Jensen was born in 1834, his or her father, Christen Sorensen Rigtrup, was 47 and his or her mother, Maren Poulsdatter, was 54. He or she lived in Randers, Denmark in 1840.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Jens Peter Jensen in household of Christen Rigtrup, "Denmark Census, 1840"
Parents and Siblings
1787– Male
1780– Female
Siblings (6)
1820– Female
1821–
1824–
1830– Male
1834–
+1 More Child
World Events (7)
1847 · Casino Theatre (Copenhagen)
Age 13
1849
Age 15
1868 · Magasin Du Nord
Age 34
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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