Scripsit A Bennett: > This is exactly right. Jens is the danish name for John? I believe so. The biblical form in Danish is Johannes, but more often John, Johs, Johan and (maybe) Jens is used. Jens is extremely common in Danish. The previously posted record said the parents lived in Studsdal and the father was a boarder (lejehusmand). Here are some more things. The census record for Taulov 1860: http://www.bryld.suite.dk/taulov2.tiff Hard to read, but I see Jens Brandt Koch age 26 born in Fredericia, his wife Ane Christensen age 29 born in Freide(??) S. (Sogn=Parish), Hans J?? Jensen age 5 born in Nørup S. and Christian Jensen age 3 born in Taulov S. Now looking at Trinity Church in the city of Fredericia for 1834 i found: http://www.bryld.suite.dk/jenskoch.tiff Jens Brandt Koch born 21 Nov 1833 Bapt 25 Dec 1833 in the church, under parents: Mother Marie Susanne Dupont ?? Jens Brand Koch i Greis, then something I can't really read in Gothic Cursive, and as godparents a lot of Duponts. Don't take my word for it, but I get the feeling he was born out of wedlock. Hope you can use these as starting points - if you present these pages to someone more handwriting literate than me, you should be off to a good start. -- Med venlig hilsen Lars Erik Bryld

Thank you Lars for this. For a long time I had been trying to find info on Jens or John Brandt Koch. I believe his mother is french, because Dupont is a french name. Hmmm he could have been born out of wedlock, but it is somthing to look into. I am not sure if it is true or not, but it is said him and the danish royal family did not get along very well. Sincerely A. Bennett "Lars Erik Bryld" <larserik@dadlnet.invalid> wrote in message news:9rgxjxui1x0c.dlg@lebryld.fqdn... > Scripsit A Bennett: > >> This is exactly right. Jens is the danish name for John? > > I believe so. The biblical form in Danish is Johannes, but more often > John, Johs, Johan and (maybe) Jens is used. Jens is extremely common > in Danish. The previously posted record said the parents lived in > Studsdal and the father was a boarder (lejehusmand). > > Here are some more things. The census record for Taulov 1860: > > http://www.bryld.suite.dk/taulov2.tiff > > Hard to read, but I see Jens Brandt Koch age 26 born in Fredericia, > his wife Ane Christensen age 29 born in Freide(??) S. (Sogn=Parish), > Hans J?? Jensen age 5 born in Nørup S. and Christian Jensen age 3 born > in Taulov S. > > Now looking at Trinity Church in the city of Fredericia for 1834 i > found: > > http://www.bryld.suite.dk/jenskoch.tiff > > > Jens Brandt Koch born 21 Nov 1833 Bapt 25 Dec 1833 in the church, > under parents: Mother Marie Susanne Dupont ?? Jens Brand Koch i Greis, > then something I can't really read in Gothic Cursive, and as > godparents a lot of Duponts. > > Don't take my word for it, but I get the feeling he was born out of > wedlock. > > Hope you can use these as starting points - if you present these pages > to someone more handwriting literate than me, you should be off to a > good start. > > -- > Med venlig hilsen > Lars Erik Bryld

More thinking on Jens Brand Koch. Could it be that she had to sign her maiden name instead of married name on the baptism records. That is an idea. Sincerely, A. Bennett "Lars Erik Bryld" <larserik@dadlnet.invalid> wrote in message news:9rgxjxui1x0c.dlg@lebryld.fqdn... > Scripsit A Bennett: > >> This is exactly right. Jens is the danish name for John? > > I believe so. The biblical form in Danish is Johannes, but more often > John, Johs, Johan and (maybe) Jens is used. Jens is extremely common > in Danish. The previously posted record said the parents lived in > Studsdal and the father was a boarder (lejehusmand). > > Here are some more things. The census record for Taulov 1860: > > http://www.bryld.suite.dk/taulov2.tiff > > Hard to read, but I see Jens Brandt Koch age 26 born in Fredericia, > his wife Ane Christensen age 29 born in Freide(??) S. (Sogn=Parish), > Hans J?? Jensen age 5 born in Nørup S. and Christian Jensen age 3 born > in Taulov S. > > Now looking at Trinity Church in the city of Fredericia for 1834 i > found: > > http://www.bryld.suite.dk/jenskoch.tiff > > > Jens Brandt Koch born 21 Nov 1833 Bapt 25 Dec 1833 in the church, > under parents: Mother Marie Susanne Dupont ?? Jens Brand Koch i Greis, > then something I can't really read in Gothic Cursive, and as > godparents a lot of Duponts. > > Don't take my word for it, but I get the feeling he was born out of > wedlock. > > Hope you can use these as starting points - if you present these pages > to someone more handwriting literate than me, you should be off to a > good start. > > -- > Med venlig hilsen > Lars Erik Bryld