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- RESEARCH_NOTES:
1. Interested researcher: Jan Walker, 1084 E. 250 S., Bountiful, Utah 84010, 801-298-8567, swalker@anglia.com
BIOGRAPHY:
1. Was Priest of Helligsø Parish in 1590. Was an extremely poor parish and the priest probably lived in no more than a ramshackle hovel. Priests were usually referred to with title of Mister and then first name with the surname dropped. The first Lutheran priest in Helligsø was Joergen (he might have been a catholic priest or monk), the second was Jens Gertsen, the third Peder Jensen or Jacobsen, and this ancestor was the fourth from 1590 to 1610.
SOURCES_MISC:
1. Per research notes of J.V. Praestegaard, Lunegaardsvej 33, 7752 Snedsted, Denmark. Mr. Praestegaard is descendent of this individual as well, lives in the area, is a very thorough researcher, and has access to tax, insurance, and other records (predating typical parish records) located in the Viborg regional archives in Denmark.
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