Brief Life History of Knudt
When Knudt Knudten Jr was born on 8 August 1793, in Norddorf, Amrum, Tondern, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, Germany, his father, Knudt Girres, was 42 and his mother, Gontje Frodden, was 37. He married Marret Matthiessen on 1 July 1813, in Amrum, Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He died on 4 July 1856, at the age of 62, and was buried in Nebel, Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
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Sources (12)
- Knudt Knudten, "Find A Grave Index"
- Knud Knudten in entry for Marten Martien Knudten Knudten, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
- Knudt Knudten in entry for Göntie Knudten, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
Spouse and Children
1793–1856 Male
1790–1849 Female
Children (4)
1814–1814 Female
1815–1861 Female
1819–1844 Male
1824–1893 Female
Parents and Siblings
1751–1829 Male
1755–1812 Female
Siblings (9)
1776–1776 Female
1778–1854 Female
1781–1832 Female
1784–1784 Male
1785–1787 Male
+4 More Children
World Events (3)
1813 · Germans defeat Napolean in Leipzig
Age 20
1814
Age 21
1852 · The Book of Mormon Published in German
Age 59
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Knud, Niels, Holger, Jorgen, Ove, Alf, Alfhild, Anders, Baard, Berger, Einer.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the Danish personal name Knud, derived from Old Norse Knútr meaning ‘knot’. Knud was a Danish royal name, Latinized as Canutus.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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