Brief Life History of Anders
When Anders Christensen was born on 2 February 1820, in Grættrup, Nørre Snede, Vrads, Skanderborg, Denmark, his father, Christen Andersen, was 47 and his mother, Kirsten Marie Sørensdatter, was 50. He married Sidsel Marie Nielsdatter on 14 June 1845, in Nørre Snede, Skanderborg, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Nørre Snede, Vrads, Skanderborg, Denmark in 1855 and Ejstrup, Vrads, Skanderborg, Denmark in 1860. He died on 27 May 1867, in Ejstrup, Skanderborg, Denmark, at the age of 47, and was buried in Ejstrup, Skanderborg, Denmark.
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- Anders Christensen, "Denmark Census, 1850"
- Anders Christsen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
- Anders Christensen, "Denmark Census, 1850"
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Children (7)
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World Events (6)
1824
County reestablished in 1824
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, 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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