Karen Jespersdatter Dam

Female17 March 1811–24 March 1811

Brief Life History of Karen

When Karen Jespersdatter Dam was christened on 17 March 1811, in Vesterø, Hjørring, Denmark, her father, Jesper Larsen Dam, was 28 and her mother, Else Joergensdatter Svendsdatter Drage Sundt, was 31. She died on 24 March 1811, at the age of 0, and was buried in Vesterø, Hjørring, Denmark.

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Family Time Line

Jesper Larsen Dam
1783–1811
Else Joergensdatter Svendsdatter Drage Sundt
1780–1860
Lars Jespersen Dam
1805–1871
Svend Jespersen Dam
1806–1839
Karen Jespersdatter Dam
1811–1811

Sources (1)

  • Karen Jespersen, "Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923"

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Siblings (3)

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Hung, Hoa, Tuan, Ngoc, Thanh, Binh, Chanh, Duc, Hiep, Minh, Nu, Tien. Southeast Asian Hong, Chan, Dong, Hon, Man, Oi, Ok, Phoung, Sang, Sokhom, Sun.

Vietnamese (Đàm): from the Chinese surnames 譚, 谈 and 覃, see Tan 1-3.

Cambodian: written ដាំ, possibly of Vietnamese origin (see above). The surname ដាំ also corresponds to the Khmer word meaning e.g. ‘to plant’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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