Anna Othelia Christensen

Brief Life History of Anna Othelia

When Anna Othelia Christensen was born on 17 July 1904, in Vor Frelsers, Nim, Stjernholm, Denmark, her father, Anton Marius Kristensen, was 43 and her mother, Anne Margrethe Nielsen, was 40. She married Jørgen Elicius Rasmussen Leed on 15 July 1922, in Vor Frelsers, Nim, Stjernholm, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Horsens, Ålborg, Nordjylland, Denmark in 1916 and Horsens, Ålborghus, Denmark in 1930. She died on 22 May 1988, in Horsens, Vejle, Denmark, at the age of 83.

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Family Time Line

Jørgen Elicius Rasmussen Leed
1900–1965
Anna Othelia Christensen
1904–1988
Marriage: 15 July 1922
Egon Vincent Leed
1922–2007
Folmer Leed
1926–1993
Lissi Ellinor Leed
1929–1957
Grete Margit Leed
1931–2015
Tove Birgit Leed
1933–2003
Henning Leed
1940–1959

Sources (8)

  • Olivie Kristensen, "Denmark Census, 1916"
  • Anna Othilia Leed in entry for Tove Birgit Leed Johnson, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
  • Ane Åshild Christensen in household of Anthon Marius Christensen, "Denmark Census, 1921"

World Events (8)

1914

World War I. Denmark remains neutral throughout the war.

1917

The United States take possession of the Virgin Islands. The islands are purchased from Denmark for $25 million the year before.

1939

Denmark signs 10-year non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany.

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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