When Anne Pedersdatter was born about 1629, in Østermarie, Bornholm, Denmark, her father, Peder Erichsen, was 36 and her mother, Gertrud Pedersdatter, was 31. She married Rasmus Hansen about 1655, in Bornholm, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She died in 1687, in her hometown, at the age of 59.
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variant of Anne , in common use as a given name in most European languages. Among people with a classical education, it has from time to time been associated with Virgil's Aeneid, where it is borne by the sister of Dido , Queen of Carthage. This Phoenician name may ultimately be of Semitic origin, and thus related to the biblical Anne. However, the connection, if it exists, is indirect rather than direct.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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