When Kirsten Mortensdatter was born in 1757, in Mullerup, Drøsselbjerg, Kalundborg, Denmark, her father, Morten Christensen, was 37 and her mother, Anne Pedersdatter, was 38. She married Anders Jensen on 23 September 1787, in Drøsselbjerg, Kalundborg, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 14 May 1830, in Rye, Gørlev, Sæbygård, Denmark, at the age of 73, and was buried in Gørlev, Sæbygård, Denmark.
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The Old City Hall was built in 1762 and served as the city hall until 1912. the Hall was modelled after the City Hall that was destroyed in the Copenhagen Fire in 1795. Today the building is used only for ceremonial and representative purposes.
The club was founded in 1776 by former members of Drejer's Club. It was initially known as Fich's Club. The latter name was a reference to Gottlieb Schreck who had purchased the House in 1775. He had adapted the interior to be used by the club. The club initially had 25 members but in 1778 the number of members had grown to 80. On 16 November 1782, the club was granted permission to use the name Kongens Klub (Royal Club). The club soon became a meeting place for members of the higher middle class.
The Old Artillery Barracks was the first of three barracks to be established in the Christianshavn district of Copenhagen. They were converted into barracks for the Artillery in 1789 and were used until 1923. Today, they have been converted into apartments and are listed for everyone.
form of Christine , now also well established in the English-speaking world. A well-known bearer of the name was the Norwegian opera singer Kirsten Flagstad ( 1895–1962 ).
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