Brief Life History of Karen
When Karen Jeppesdatter was born on 7 February 1826, in Snoldelev, Tune, København, Denmark, her father, Jeppe Nielsen, was 40 and her mother, Ane Hansdatter, was 38. She lived in Tune, Greve, Roskilde, Denmark in 1834 and Tune, København, Denmark in 1840. She died in 1880, at the age of 54.
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- Karen Jeppes D in household of Jeppe Nielsen, "Denmark Census, 1840"
- Karen Jeppesdtt, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
- Karen Jeppes D in household of Jeppe Nielsen, "Denmark Census, 1834"
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World Events (5)
1829 · Oldest Leather Goods in Denmark
Kuffert Sorensen was established in 1829 by Carl Peter Sorensen as a leather goods company. Today the business has five locations and each are run by a member of the Sorensen family.
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.
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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