Caroline Olsen

Female20 September 1808–18 January 1871

Brief Life History of Caroline

When Caroline Olsen was born on 20 September 1808, in Næstved, Sankt Mortens, Præstø, Denmark, her father, Lars Olsen, was 30 and her mother, Maren Christensdatter, was 24. She married Christen Rasmussen Lange on 20 November 1839, in Næstved, Sankt Peders, Præstø, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Næstved, Næstved, Storstrøm, Denmark in 1845. She died on 18 January 1871, at the age of 62.

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Family Time Line

Christen Rasmussen Lange
1802–1853
Caroline Olsen
1808–1871
Marriage: 20 November 1839
Henriette Lange
1831–
Carl August Lange
1840–
Frederik Christian Lange
1842–
Hans Ditlev Lutzhoft Lange
1844–
Ferdinand Theodor Lange
1846–
Peter Vilhelm Lange
1849–
Hans Diderik Lange
1851–1851

Sources (23)

  • Caroline Olsen in household of Christen Lange, "Denmark Census, 1845"
  • Caroline Olsen, "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916"
  • Caroline Olsen in entry for Carl August Lange, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    20 November 1839Næstved, Sankt Peders, Præstø, Denmark
  • Children (7)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (13)

    +8 More Children

    World Events (7)

    1814

    Age 6

    Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden.

    1818 · Danmarks Nationalbank

    Age 10

    Danmarks Nationalbank is the central bank of the Kingdom of Denmark and serves as an independent and credible institution that issues the krone, the Danish currency. The bank undertakes all functions related to the management of the Danish central-government debt.

    1829 · Oldest Leather Goods in Denmark

    Age 21

    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.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Nils, Lars, Alf, Thor, Niels, Sven, Jorgen, Helmer, Iver, Arnfinn.

    Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Ole, a short form of Olaf, Olav (see Olafsen ). This surname is the third most common in Norway. It is also established in northeastern England and in northern Germany. Compare Ohlsen , Olesen , Oleson , and Olson .

    German (Ölsen): habitational name from any of several places so named, in Saxony, Brandenburg, and the Rhineland.

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

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