MACKENZIE, ELIAS JENSEN [SSNE 2566]
- Surname
- MACKENZIE
- First name
- ELIAS JENSEN
- Title/rank
- ENSIGN
- Nationality
- SCOTO-NORWEGIAN?
- Social status
- OFFICER
Text source
Elias Jensenn Mackensee was a corporal in Nordenfjeldske national dragoon corps in 1702. He was promoted sergeant in 1708. He left service iin 1725, having become a 1st lieutenant in 1719. Mackenzie is probably the son of Jens Jacobsen and grandson of James Mackenzie. James was certainly the son of Jost. It is unclear if Jost and/or James were born in Scotland or NorwayO. Ovenstad, Militaerbiografier Den Norske Haers Officerer, vol. II (Oslo, 1949), p.148.
Service record
- DENMARK-NORWAY, NORWEGIAN ARMY
- Arrived 1702-01-01, as NCO
- Departed 1725-03-12, as CAPTAIN
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY