When Karen Pedersen was born on 27 October 1816, in Denmark, her father, Peter Johansen Sandberg, was 34 and her mother, Dorthe Madsdatter Kiær, was 32. She married Anders Laustsen on 21 April 1842, in Alstrup, Mariager Klosters, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She died on 8 December 1875, in Sebber, Slet, Ålborg, Denmark, at the age of 59, and was buried in Sebber, Slet, Ålborg, Denmark.
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Danmarks Nationalbank is the central bank of the Kingdom of Denmark and serves as an independent and credible institution that issues the krone, the Danish currency. The bank undertakes all functions related to the management of the Danish central-government debt.
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.
The Casino Theatre was built as an entertainment center by Georg Carstensen but was converted into a theatre in 1848. After many years of never gaining popularity, it was closed in 1937 and demolished in 1960.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Niels, Bjorn, Knud, Nils, Anders, Jorgen, Egil, Einer, Knut, Peer.
Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Peder (see Peter ). This surname is also found in northern Germany. Compare Petersen 2 and Peterson 1.
English: variant of Peterson .
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