Jens Peter Jensen

Unknown1834–

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

Christen Sorensen Rigtrup
1787–
Maren Poulsdatter
1780–
Caroline Agathe Sucher
1820–
Kirstine Jensen
1821–
Petrine Jensen
1824–
Carl Christian Jensen
1830–
Jens Peter Jensen
1834–
Frederik Sucher
1837–

Sources (1)

  • Jens Peter Jensen in household of Christen Rigtrup, "Denmark Census, 1840"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (6)

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World Events (7)

1847 · Casino Theatre (Copenhagen)

Age 13

The Casino Theatre was built as an entertainment center by Georg Carstensen but was converted into a theatre in 1848. After many years of never gaining popularity, it was closed in 1937 and demolished in 1960.

1849

Age 15

Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy. A two-chamber parliament is established.

1868 · Magasin Du Nord

Age 34

Magasin is a Danish chain of department stores that was founded in 1868 in Copenhagen and still exists today. They can be found in Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, and the UK.

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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