Brief Life History of Karen
When Karen Jensdatter was born on 3 May 1797, in Lyndby, Bramsnæs, Roskilde, Denmark, her father, Jens Nielsen, was 52 and her mother, Anne Magrethe Stephansdatter, was 37. She died on 4 December 1800, in her hometown, at the age of 3, and was buried in Lyndby, Bramsnæs, Roskilde, Denmark.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Death/Burial of Karen Jensdatter of Lyndby Parish
- Karen Nielsen, "Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923"
- Christening of Karen Jensdatter, child of Jens Nielsen, in Lyndby Parish
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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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