Karen Kochborre

Female1721–16 June 1773

Brief Life History of Karen

When Karen Kochborre was born in 1721, in Føvling, Skanderborg, Denmark, her father, Kochborre, was 17 and her mother, Mrs. Kochborre, was 24. She married Rasmus Jepsen about 1746, in Føvling, Skanderborg, Denmark. She was buried in Føvling, Skanderborg, Denmark.

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Family Time Line

Rasmus Jepsen
1717–
Karen Kochborre
1721–1773
Marriage: about 1746

Sources (1)

  • Karen Kochborre, "Denmark Burials, 1640-1917"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1746Føvling, Skanderborg, Denmark
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (4)

    World Events (5)

    1729

    Age 8

    Greenland becomes Danish province.

    1730 · Danish Asia Company

    Age 9

    The Danish Asiatic Company was a trading company established to revive the dwindling Danish trade with the East Indies and China. It was taken over by the Danish government in 1772 and continued to run until around 1843.

    1737 · Meyercrones Stiftelse

    Age 16

    Meyercrones Stiftelse was founded by the widow of Henning de Meyercrone after he had served as Danish envoy in France. Christiane Meyercrone, Henning's widow, managed the property until her death in 1738. Her niece became the new manager of the foundation and arranged for its charter to be written in 1830. The original, small building was replaced by a larger building in 1933.

    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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