Brief Life History of Karen
When Karen Jacobsdatter was christened on 6 January 1758, in Neskollen, Nes, Akershus, Norway, her father, Jakob Larsen Vansum, was 42 and her mother, Mari Arnesdatter Skøyen, was 34. She died on 12 February 1758, at the age of 0.
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Family Time Line
Jakob Larsen Vansum
1716–1773
Mari Arnesdatter Skøyen
1724–1763
Lars Jacobsen Vansum
1747–1790
Randi Jakobsdatter
1752–
Arne Jacobsen Vansum
1756–1829
Karen Jacobsdatter
1758–1758
Kari Jacobsdatter
1760–1761
Ronnov Jakobsdatter
1762–
Sources (2)
- Karen Jacobsdatter, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
- Karen Jacobsdatter, "Norway, Baptisms, 1634-1927"
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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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