MACKENZIE, JORGEN JENSEN [SSNE 2597]

Surname
MACKENZIE
First name
JORGEN JENSEN
Title/rank
LIEUTENANT
Nationality
SCOTO-NORWEGIAN
Region
TRONDHEIM
Social status
OFFICER

Text source

Jorgen Jensen Mackenzie was a corporal in Nordenfjeldske dragoon corps ntil 1702 when he became a sergeant. In 1711 he was made an ensign and 2 years later he became a lieutenant. In 1730 he was appointed lieutenant captain of Vaerdalske life company. He left service in 1732. He is probably the son of Jens Jacobsen and grandson of James Mackenzie. James wes the son of Jost. It is unclear if Jost and/or James were born in Scotland or Norway

O. 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 1730-06-16, as LIEUTENANT
Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY