Brief Life History of Kirsten
When Kirsten Johnsdatter was born in 1796, her father, John Hansen, was 32 and her mother, Berthe Pedersdatter, was 30. She married Jørgen Nielsen on 29 November 1820, in Tune, Greve, Roskilde, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Reerslev, Roskilde, Roskilde, Denmark in 1834. She died on 25 April 1876, in Reerslev, Høje-Tåstrup, København, Denmark, at the age of 80, and was buried in Reerslev, Roskilde, Roskilde, Denmark.
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- Kirsten Johnsdatter in household of Jorgen Nielsen, "Denmark Census, 1834"
- Marriage of Jørgen Niesdatter and Kirsten Johnsdatter 1820 - Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941
- Death and burial of Kirsten Johnsdatter 1876 - Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941
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1796 · Odense Teater
Odense Teater is Denmark's second oldest theater and one of the country's three main theaters. It is where Hans Christian Andersen started as a writer and is where The Pillars of Society was first performed.
1805 · Christianso Lighthouse
The Christianso Lighthouse is one of Denmark's oldest lighthouses and the first to have a flashing light. It was built on the island of Christianso in the northern Baltic Sea.
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.
Name Meaning
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 ).
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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