Researching Ernest Ipsen
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 8 people with the Ipsen surname? In that year Ipsen was ranked number 3571 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Ernest means "Earnest" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Ernest Ipsen on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ernest Ipsen and the Ipsen Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Ipsen Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Ipsen family tree.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about Ernest Ipsen.
Research the Ipsen surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Ipsen Military records.
Ipsen Family History Databases
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Ipsen Forums
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Miscellaneous Ipsen Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Ernest Ipsen. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Ernest Ipsen
Ernest Ludvig Ipsen
Ernest L. Ipsen (September 5, 1869 – November 2, 1951) was an American portrait painter. Ipsen was born in Malden, Massachusetts, the son of Danish parents. He studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, from 1884–1887. While there, he trained under the painter Frederick Porter Vinton. He continued his training at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (Danish: Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi), from 1887–1891. In 1913 he was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member and became a full Academician in 1924.
Following his study in Copenhagen, Ipsen returned to Massachusetts, establishing a studio in Boston's Harcourt Studio building, where he remained from 1900-1904. Ipsen eventually moved to New York, where he established a studio on 19th Street. Ipsen would continue to work out of the National Arts Club Studio on 19th Street until 1934, when he moved to South Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Following the death of his wife in 1941, Ipsen settled in Coconut Grove, Florida, where he died on November 2, 1951.
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