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Jens ''the Elder'' Jensen 1733–1803 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1733/34

Birth Location: Sønder Omme, Nørvang, Vejle, Fyn, Denmark

Death Date: 1803

Death Location: Sønder Omme, Nørvang, Vejle, Fyn, Denmark or Tange, Thorstrup

Father: Jens Jensen

Mother: Kirsten Jensdatter

Spouse(s): Abelone Gregersdatter\Jørgensdatter

Children(s): Jens Jensen, Marie Jensdatter, Else Marqvardsen?)

Jens ''the Elder'' Jensen was born in 1733 in Sønder Omme, Nørvang, Vejle, Fyn, Denmark, the child of Jens The Eldest Jensen And Kirsten Jensdatter. In 1787, Jens ''the Elder'' Jensen resided in Sønder Omme, Nørvang, Vejle, Fyn, Denmark. Jens ''the Elder'' Jensen married Abelone Appelone Appollone Gregersdatter Jrgensdatter, and had children including Else Marie Jensdatter M Marqvardsen, Jens The Younger Jensen, Marie Kirstine Kirsten Marie Jensdatter. Jens ''the Elder'' Jensen passed away in 1803 in Sønder Omme, Nørvang, Vejle, Fyn, Denmark or Tange, Thorstrup.

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Biography

  • Jens ''the Elder'' Jensen was born in 1733 in Sønder Omme, Nørvang, Vejle, Fyn, Denmark, the child of Jens The Eldest Jensen And Kirsten Jensdatter.
  • In 1787, Jens ''the Elder'' Jensen resided in Sønder Omme, Nørvang, Vejle, Fyn, Denmark.
  • Jens ''the Elder'' Jensen married Abelone Appelone Appollone Gregersdatter Jrgensdatter, and had children including Else Marie Jensdatter M Marqvardsen, Jens The Younger Jensen, Marie Kirstine Kirsten Marie Jensdatter.
  • Jens ''the Elder'' Jensen passed away in 1803 in Sønder Omme, Nørvang, Vejle, Fyn, Denmark or Tange, Thorstrup.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jens Jensen's Ancestors

Self
Jens Jensen
1733–1803
Birth Place: Sønder Omme, Nørvang, Vejle, Fyn, Denmark
Parents
Jens ''the Eldest'' Jensen
1696–1755
Sønder Omme, Nørvang, Vejle, Sønderjylland, Jutland, Denamrk
Kirsten Jensdatter
1699–1743
Sønder Omme, Nørvang, Vejle, Sønderjylland, Jutland, Denamrk
Grandparents
Jens Pedersen
1651–1725
Maren Jensdatter
1667–1696
Great-Grandparents
Jens NN
1655–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jens Jensen's Descendants

1.
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Jens (''the Elder'') Jensen (1733/34–1803) m. Abelone ((Appelone) (Appollone)) Gregersdatter\Jørgensdatter (8 Feb 1731 (4 Mar 1731)–16 Jul 1812)
  1. 1. Jens (''the Younger'') Jensen 1758–1813 m. Maren Hansdatter 1767–1854
    1. 1. Jens (Jensen Kirkby (Kjerckebÿe)) (Kierckebye) 1798–1881 m. Ane (Mette Nielsdatter) Beier 1799–1858
      1. 1. Søren (Peder Jensen Kirkeby (Kierckebye)) (Reverend) 1835–1883 m. Ane (Marie ''Mary'') Andersen 1839–1914
        1. 1. Anders (Kristian ''Andrew Christian'') Kirkeby 1874–1944
        2. 2. Jens (Jørgen) Kirkeby 1872–1948
        3. 3. Ane (Mette) Kirkeby 1867–1942
        4. 4. Kirstine (Marie) Kirkeby 1870–1871
        5. 5. Ane (''Anna'') Kirkeby 1868–
        6. 6. Hedevig (Susanne) Kirkeby 1881–1882
        7. 7. Kirstine (''Christina'' Marie Dagmar) Kirkeby 1875–1953
        8. 8. Jensine (''Jennie'') Mayfield 1869–1934 m. Theodore (Nicholas "T.N.") Mayfield 1872–1959 m. Theodore (Nicholas) Mayfield 1872–1959
        9. 9. Enger (Marie) Kirkeby 1880–1956 m. John (Christian) Ellinger 1877–1921 m. Theodore (Nicholas) Mayfield 1872–1959
        10. 10. Niels (Erik Emanuel) Kirkeby 1878–1903
        11. 11. NN Kirkeby 1876–1876
      2. 2. Niels (Jensen Kierckebye or) Kirkeby 1843–1906
      3. 3. Hans (Friderik Jensen Kierckebye or) Kirkeby 1831–
      4. 4. Christiann (Edvard Jensen Kierckebye or) Kirkeby 1840–
      5. 5. Jens (Jensen Kierckebye or) Kirkeby 1829–1874
      6. 6. Jørgen (Jensen Kierckebye or) Kirkeby 1833–
      7. 7. Marie (Jensdatter Kierckebye or) Kirkeby 1827–
    2. 2. Niels (Christian) Jensen 1807–1807
    3. 3. Kirsten (Maria) Jensdatter 1806–
    4. 4. Hans (Mogens) Jensen 1800–1882
    5. 5. Ingeborg Jensdatter 1803–
    6. 6. Zedsel (Kirstine) Jensen 1793–
    7. 7. Hans Jensen 1788–
    8. 8. Abelone Jensen 1790–
  2. 2. Marie (Kirstine (Kirsten Marie)) Jensdatter 1771–1831
    1. 1. Mette (Kathrine) Nielsdatter 1798–
  3. 3. Else (Marie Jensdatter (m.) Marqvardsen?) 1767–

Jens Jensen's Timeline

3 Records

1733
1733/34
Birth of Jens ''the Elder'' Jensen in Sønder Omme, Nørvang, Vejle, Fyn, Denmark
Sønder Omme, Nørvang, Vejle, Fyn, Denmark
1787
1787
Age 54
Jens ''the Elder'' Jensen resided here in Sønder Omme, Nørvang, Vejle, Fyn, Denmark
Sønder Omme, Nørvang, Vejle, Fyn, Denmark
1803
1803
Age 70
Death of Jens ''the Elder'' Jensen in Sønder Omme, Nørvang, Vejle, Fyn, Denmark or Tange, Thorstrup
Sønder Omme, Nørvang, Vejle, Fyn, Denmark or Tange, Thorstrup

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1733/34
    Event Place: Sønder Omme, Nørvang, Vejle, Fyn, Denmark
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1787 Denmark Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Sønder Omme, Nørvang, Vejle, Fyn, Denmark
    Record Source: 1787 Denmark Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1803
    Event Place: Sønder Omme, Nørvang, Vejle, Fyn, Denmark or Tange, Thorstrup
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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