When Marte Christine Pedersen was born in 1805, in Lindelse, Tranekær, Denmark, her father, Peder Christensen, was 49 and her mother, Kirsten Pedersdatter, was 44. She died on 25 March 1807, in her hometown, at the age of 2.
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The Christianso Lighthouse is one of Denmark's oldest lighthouses and the first to have a flashing light. It was built on the island of Christianso in the northern Baltic Sea.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Niels, Bjorn, Knud, Nils, Anders, Jorgen, Egil, Einer, Knut, Peer.
Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Peder (see Peter ). This surname is also found in northern Germany. Compare Petersen 2 and Peterson 1.
English: variant of Peterson .
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