Karen Hendrikke Gunderson

Brief Life History of Karen Hendrikke

When Karen Hendrikke Gunderson was born about 1844, her father, Ole Gundersen, was 7 and her mother, Moly Johnson Andersen, was 2. She married Anders Christian Nielson in 1865, in Ugilt, Sejlstrup, Denmark. She died in 1847, in Stordal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway, at the age of 4.

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Anders Christian Nielson
1840–1924
Karen Hendrikke Gunderson
1844–1847

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    1843 · Edvard Grieg

    Birth year of renown musical composer and pianist. Born in Bergen, Norway. Musical composer and pianist whose music is known worldwide. His use and development of Norwegian folk music in his own compositions brought the music of Norway to develop a national identity,

    1845 · Nonconformist Act

    The Nonconformist Act recognized Christian dissenter churches. It became legal to organize churches of other denominations.

    1847 · Nordlyset

    First Norwegian-American newspaper was published in the Norwegian language. It was published in Wisconsin.

    Name Meaning

    Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Gundersen or its cognate Gunnersen (see Gunnerson ), and also of Swedish and Icelandic Gunnarsson (see Gunnarson ). This form of the surname is also found in Sweden (also Gundersson), but it is very rare there.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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