When Maren Christensen was born on 22 November 1802, in Underup, Skanderborg, Denmark, her father, Christen Sørensen, was 69 and her mother, Mette Nielsdatter, was 62. She married Rasmus Lauritsen on 15 March 1834, in Underup, Skanderborg, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Underup, Nim, Skanderborg, Denmark for about 10 years. She died on 11 April 1850, at the age of 47.