Brief Life History of Maren Cathrine Olesdatter
When Maren Cathrine Olesdatter Hoyen was born on 4 April 1842, in Hals, Læsø, Hjørring, Denmark, her father, Ole Melchior Pedersen, was 35 and her mother, Else Marie Kirstine Larsen, was 22. She married Christian Peter Severin Christensen on 29 October 1869, in Byrum, Læsø, Hjørring, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 26 June 1897, in Byrum, Læsø, Hjørring, Denmark, at the age of 55, and was buried in Byrum, Læsø, Hjørring, Denmark.
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- Maren Kathrine Olesd in household of Ole Melchior Pedersen, "Denmark Census, 1845"
- Maren Cathrine Olsen, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Maren Cathrine Olesdatter, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
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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.
1849
Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy. A two-chamber parliament is established.
1859 · Copenhagen Waterworks
The Copenhagen Waterworks was the first waterworks in Denmark and served the community until 1951. It was one of the first buildings to be built outside Copenhagen's old city walls.
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English and Welsh: variant of Owen with prosthetic initial H-.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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