When Kirsten Christensen was born on 20 March 1698, in Åsted, Sejlstrup, Denmark, her father, Christen Jørgensen, was 52 and her mother, Sidsel Nielsdatter, was 31. She died on 20 May 1698, in her hometown, at the age of 0, and was buried in Åsted, Sejlstrup, Denmark.
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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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