Brief Life History of Kiersten
When Kiersten Stephansdatter was born on 8 March 1815, in Villersø, Kalø, Denmark, her father, Stephan Eskildsen, was 33 and her mother, Marie Pedersdatter, was 28. She lived in Villersø, Villersø, Kalø, Denmark in 1834. She died on 15 March 1883, at the age of 68.
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- Kirsten Stephansdatter in household of Soren Christian Jensen, "Denmark Census, 1834"
- Kiersten Stephansdatter birth 8 March 1815 - Villersø parish, Djurs Nørre, Randers - Churchbooks
- Legacy NFS Source: Kiersten Stephansdatter - Individual or family possessions: death:
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World Events (7)
1818 · Danmarks Nationalbank
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
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.
Name Meaning
form of Christine , now also well established in the English-speaking world. A well-known bearer of the name was the Norwegian opera singer Kirsten Flagstad ( 1895–1962 ).
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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