Karen Christensdatter

Brief Life History of Karen

When Karen Christensdatter was born on 28 March 1821, in Ydby, Vestervig, Denmark, her father, Christen Christensen, was 31 and her mother, Maren Christensdatter, was 31. She married Mads Christian Jensen on 2 April 1850, in Ydby, Vestervig, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Ydby, Refs, Thisted, Denmark for about 16 years and Boddum, Refs, Thisted, Denmark for about 20 years. She died on 18 February 1888, in Thisted, Viborg, Denmark, at the age of 66, and was buried in Thisted, Viborg, Denmark.

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Family Time Line

Mads Christian Jensen
1822–
Karen Christensdatter
1821–1888
Marriage: 2 April 1850
Jens Peter Madsen
1852–1853
Jens Peter Madsen
1854–1943
Marie Christine Madsen
1856–1930
Margrethe Madsen
1859–1859
Margrethe Madsen
1860–1860
Margrethe Madsen
1862–1862
Ane Marie Madsen
1864–1866
Ane Marie Madsen
1868–

Sources (40)

  • Karen Kristensen in household of Mads Kristian Jensen, "Denmark Census, 1880"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Karen Christensdatter - birth-name: Karen Christensen
  • Karen Christensdatter, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"

World Events (5)

1829 · Oldest Leather Goods in Denmark

Kuffert Sorensen was established in 1829 by Carl Peter Sorensen as a leather goods company. Today the business has five locations and each are run by a member of the Sorensen family.

1847 · Casino Theatre (Copenhagen)

The Casino Theatre was built as an entertainment center by Georg Carstensen but was converted into a theatre in 1848. After many years of never gaining popularity, it was closed in 1937 and demolished in 1960.

1849

Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy. A two-chamber parliament is established.

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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