Karen Simonsdatter

Brief Life History of Karen

When Karen Simonsdatter was born on 15 May 1815, in Sulsted, Ålborghus, Denmark, her father, Simon Christian Ivarsen, was 41 and her mother, Karen Kirstine Christendatter, was 34. She married Anders Christian Poulsen on 21 March 1844, in Biersted, Ålborghus, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Sulsted, Sulsted, Kær, Ålborg, Denmark in 1855 and Sulsted, Kær, Ålborg, Denmark in 1870. She died on 23 January 1877, in Sulsted, Ålborghus, Denmark, at the age of 61, and was buried in Sulsted, Ålborghus, Denmark.

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Family Time Line

Anders Christian Poulsen
1808–1883
Karen Simonsdatter
1815–1877
Marriage: 21 March 1844
Mariane Andersdatter
1845–1867
Jørgen Christian Pedersen
1847–
Karen Kirstine Andersdatter
1846–1846
Karen Kirstine Andersdatter
1848–1926
Kirsten Marie Andersdatter
1850–
Andersen
1851–
Andersen
1854–
Marie Catherine Andersdatter
1856–1856

Sources (24)

  • Karen Simonsdatter, "Denmark, Census, 1855"
  • Karen Simonsdatter in entry for El Dodfodt Drengebarn Andersen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
  • Karen Simonsdatter in household of Ander Chr Poulsen, "Denmark Census, 1845"

World Events (6)

1818 · Danmarks Nationalbank

Danmarks Nationalbank is the central bank of the Kingdom of Denmark and serves as an independent and credible institution that issues the krone, the Danish currency. The bank undertakes all functions related to the management of the Danish central-government debt.

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

equivalent of Katherine . It was first introduced to the English-speaking world by Scandinavian settlers in America; it has been used in Britain only since the 1940s, but had become very popular by the 1960s.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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