Brief Life History of Karen
When Karen Jorgensdatter was born in 1685, in Vesterø, Læsø, Hjørring, Denmark, her father, Jørgen Pedersen, was 11682 and her mother, Maren Lauritzdatter Dam, was 24. She married Jens Svendsen Smidt on 18 July 1723, in Vesterø, Læsø, Hjørring, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She died in 1756, in Byrum, Læsø, Hjørring, Denmark, at the age of 71, and was buried in Byrum, Læsø, Hjørring, Denmark.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Karen Jorgensdr, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Karen Jorgensdr in entry for Sven Jensen, "Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923"
- Karen Jorgensen, "Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923"
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World Events (6)
1701 · Oldest Naval Academy in the World
The Royal Danish Naval Academy was established in 1701 to educate then commission all officers into the Royal Danish Navy. It is the oldest, still-existing, officers' academy in the world.
1713 · Royal Danish Military Academy
The Royal Danish Military Academy educated and commissioned all officers for the Royal Danish Army. The Military Academy function was initiated in 1713 by request of King Frederick IV on inspiration from the Naval Academy.
1729
Greenland becomes Danish province.
Name Meaning
equivalent of Katherine . It was first introduced to the English-speaking world by Scandinavian settlers in America; it has been used in Britain only since the 1940s, but had become very popular by the 1960s.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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