Brief Life History of Karen Kistine
When Karen Kistine Hansdatter Falch was born in 1775, her father, Hans Pedersen Falck, was 42 and her mother, Ingeborg Didrichsdatter Zeiner, was 41. She married Ole Simonsen Falchenberg on 15 September 1793, in Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. She lived in Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway in 1801.
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Sources (3)
- Karen Hansdatter Falch in household of Anniken Frideriksdatter, "Norway Census, 1801"
- Karen Kistine Hansdr, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
- Karen Kirstine Hansdr in entry for Maren Cathrine, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
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World Events (7)
1801 · 1801 Norwegian Census
It listed all family members living on each farm. Also those living in the cities.
1810 · Vaccinations
Royal order issued by the King of Norway and Denmark in 1810 required everyone to have a certificate of smallpox vaccination. This was also recorded in the Church records. 33
1810 · Ole Bull
Eminent Norwegian violinist and composer. Renown Norwegian violinist and composer who toured multiple times in the US. Family friend with Edvard Grieg.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Ernst, Kurt, Mathias, Otto.
German: nickname (especially in the Silesian-Bohemian area) from Czech Vlach ‘foreigner’, denoting specifically someone who spoke a Romance language, in particular an Italian (see Vlach ).
German: topographic name for someone living in flat terrain, from a variant of Middle Low German vlak ‘flat’, or a nickname for a person with an even voice or plain in appearance.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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