Mette Johanne Larsdatter

Female30 October 1819–30 May 1906

Brief Life History of Mette Johanne

When Mette Johanne Larsdatter was born on 30 October 1819, in Tolstrup, Børglum, Denmark, her father, Lars Andersen, was 27 and her mother, Pouline Poulsdatter, was 23. She married Jens Christensen on 27 September 1842, in Tårs, Børglum, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Jerslev, Børglum, Hjørring, Denmark for about 30 years. She died on 30 May 1906, in Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 86.

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Family Time Line

Jens Christensen
1807–1872
Mette Johanne Larsdatter
1819–1906
Marriage: 27 September 1842
Ane Cathrine Jensdatter
1842–1869
Jens Christian Jensen
1844–1845
Christine Marie Jensdatter
1846–
Christian Jensen
1848–
Lauritz Hedemann Jensen
1850–1897
Helene Marie Jensen
1853–
Thominus Jensen
1855–1855
Julius Jensen
1855–1855
Thomine Jensen
1856–1860
Simon Jensen
1858–
Thinus Jensen
1858–

Sources (59)

  • Mette Johanne Larsdatter, "Denmark Census, 1880"
  • Mette Johanne Larsdr, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
  • Mette Johanne Larsdatter, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    27 September 1842Tårs, Børglum, Denmark
  • Children (11)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1820 · Making States Equal

    Age 1

    The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

    1829 · Oldest Leather Goods in Denmark

    Age 10

    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.

    1846

    Age 27

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    Name Meaning

    vernacular form of Margareta .

    Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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