Karen Nielsen or Nilsdatter

Female25 August 1743–after 1772

Brief Life History of Karen

When Karen Nielsen or Nilsdatter was born on 25 August 1743, in Povlsker, Sønder, Bornholm, Denmark, her father, Niels Jensen, was 29 and her mother, Karen Gudbergsdatter, was 30. She died after 1772, in Denmark.

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Family Time Line

Niels Jensen
1714–1792
Karen Gudbergsdatter
1713–1801
Ingeborg Nielsen
1739–
Maria Nielsdatter
1742–1792
Gudber Nielsen
1752–1794
Hans Nielsen
1754–
Karen Nielsdatter
1743–1805
Karen Nielsen or Nilsdatter
1743–1772
Dorothea Nielsdatter
1745–
Ellen Nielsen
1748–1752
Jens Nielsen
1750–1828
Niels Nielsen
1751–1818
Gudberg Nielsen
1757–1805

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (11)

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    World Events (2)

    1744 · Hirschholm Palace

    Age 1

    Hirschholm Palace was a royal palace located in present-day Horsholm municipality just north of Copenhagen. It was one of the finest buildings of its time and became known as the Versailles of the North. It developed a bad reputation in connection with its role in the affair between Johann Friedrich Struensee and Queen Caroline Mathilda in the 1770s. After that it fell into disrepair and was demolished in 1809.

    1762 · Old City Hall (Aalborg)

    Age 19

    The Old City Hall was built in 1762 and served as the city hall until 1912. the Hall was modelled after the City Hall that was destroyed in the Copenhagen Fire in 1795. Today the building is used only for ceremonial and representative purposes.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Jorgen, Knud, Lars, Nels, Bent, Borge, Holger, Ove, Einer, Oluf.

    Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Niels, a shortened form of Nikolaus (see Nicholas ). Compare Nielson , Neilsen , Nelsen , Nilsen , and Nilson .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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