Brief Life History of Christen
When Christen Knudsen was born on 18 March 1753, in Hornborg, Skanderborg, Denmark, his father, Knud Mortensen, was 38 and his mother, Anna Pedersdatter, was 37. He died in April 1756, in his hometown, at the age of 3, and was buried in Hornborg, Skanderborg, Denmark.
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- Knudsen, "Denmark Burials, 1640-1917"
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Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Knud, Niels, Holger, Jorgen, Ove, Alf, Alfhild, Anders, Baard, Berger, Einer.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the Danish personal name Knud, derived from Old Norse Knútr meaning ‘knot’. Knud was a Danish royal name, Latinized as Canutus.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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