Brief Life History of Stephen
When Stephen Christiansen was born on 27 May 1817, in Krattet, Jerslev, Børglum, Denmark, his father, Christian Steffensen, was 28 and his mother, Anne Marie Jensdatter, was 24. He married Ane Nielsdatter on 29 December 1843, in Jetsmark, Ålborghus, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Stenum, Børglum, Hjørring, Denmark in 1845 and Jetsmark, Hvetbo, Hjørring, Denmark for about 30 years. He died on 17 March 1900, in Roppen, Hune, Ålborghus, Denmark, at the age of 82, and was buried in Jetsmark, Hvetbo, Hjørring, Denmark.
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- Steffen Kristjansen in household of Chr Sveroig Larsen, "Denmark Census, 1890"
- Birth and christening, Jerslev
- Steffen Kristensen, death, Hune Parish (Hjørring County), Arkivalieronline, Danish National Archives
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1818 · Danmarks Nationalbank
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.
1829 · Oldest Leather Goods in Denmark
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.
1847 · Casino Theatre (Copenhagen)
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.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Nels, Holger, Bent, Carsten, Lars, Per, Sven, Ejner, Johan, Jorgen.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Christian . In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the Norwegian and Danish variant Kristiansen .
Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, or North German patronymic Christensen , a cognate of 1 above. Compare Christianson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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