Researching Glen Jensen
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 194 people with the Jensen surname? In that year Jensen was ranked number 3385 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Glen means "A Secluded, Woody Valley" and is of Gaelic origin.
Records of Glen Jensen on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Glen Jensen and the Jensen Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Jensen 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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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 Jensen family tree.
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Jensen Family History Databases
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Jensen Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 124568 people with the Jensen surname in the USA? Jensen is ranked number 116 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Glen Jensen
Glen Jensen
Glen Jensen (born March 24, 1953) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Glen started out performing at various comedy clubs in Philadelphia, New Jersey and New York City. In 2001, Jensen became a finalist in the Boston Comedy and Film Festival, and in 2003 he went on to win the Philly's Funniest Comedy Competition. This led to an appearance on the TV show "Comedy Show 'N Tell" shot in Las Vegas, Nevada as well as "Comedy at Club 54" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Glen began appearing as an opening act for the Doobie Brothers, Spyro Gyra and Al Jarreau. A regular performer in Las Vegas and Atlantic City, New Jersey, his work on the comedy stage can be seen at The Improv, The Funny Bone and Catch a Rising Star. After achieving a strong measure of success with stand-up comedy, Glen decided to throw his hat in the ring as an actor. He played the role of Kowalski in the supernatural slasher film Fingerprints, sharing the screen with Lou Diamond Phillips, Leah Pipes, Geoffrey Lewis, Sally Kirkland, and Kristin Cavallari. Fingerprints went on to win the Best Feature Film award in the New York City Horror Film Festival. He is known for his role as General Jernigan in Denizen, directed by the newly anointed "Female Roger Corman", J.A. Steel. He received the "Best Actor in a Feature Film" Honorable Mention at the world premier of Denizen at the Bare Bones Film Festival.
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Other names that sound a bit like Jensen
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Jamesion Jameson Jamieson Jamison Jammison Jamson Janisson Jankin Jannequin Jansema Jansen Jansenius Jansens Janson Janssen Janssens Jansson Janzen Jeanequin Jeanesson Jeannequin Jeannesson Jeansonne Jehnzen Jemison Jemmison Jemson Jencken Jenison Jenken Jenkens Jenkin Jenking Jenkins Jenkinson Jenkyn Jennison Jenson Jimeson Jimison Jimmison Jimpson Jimson Jinkin Jinkins Jinkinson Johanchon Johannessen Johannesson Johannsen Johansen Johanson Johanssen Johansson Johnakin Johnican Johnigan Johniken Johnikin Johnsen Johnson Johnsonbaugh Johnsson Joinson Jonassen Jonasson Jongsma Jonican Jonigan Jonsen Jonson Jonsson Jouannisson Joynson Jungenberg Jungknecht Jungman Junkan Junken Junkin Junkins Junkinson
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