Brief Life History of Ellen Kirstine
When Ellen Kirstine Christensen was born on 20 November 1828, in Vrensted, Vrensted, Børglum, Hjørring, Denmark, her father, Christen Christensen, was 38 and her mother, Johanna Andersdatter, was 39. She married Soren Christian Nielsen on 11 June 1854, in Vrensted, Børglum, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Vrensted, Børglum, Hjørring, Denmark for about 16 years and Klim, Klim, Vester Han, Thisted, Denmark for about 25 years. She died on 5 September 1910, in Klim, Ålborghus, Denmark, at the age of 81, and was buried in Denmark.
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- Ellen Kjerstine Christensen in household of Jens Christian Josephsen, "Denmark Census, 1880"
- Elen Kristine Christensdatter, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Ellen Kirstine Kristensdatter, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
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World Events (4)
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.
1850 · Translation of the Book of Mormon into Danish
Erastus Snow and Peter Hansen translated the Book of Mormon into Danish after six months of being in the country. This translation was the first full translation of the Book of Mormon into another language, after English.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Lars, Bent, Anders, Thor, Jorgen, Nils, Einer, Viggo, Folmer.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Christen . In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the especially Danish and Norwegian variant Kristensen . Compare Christenson and Christianson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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