Karen Kirstine Christensdatter

Brief Life History of Karen Kirstine

When Karen Kirstine Christensdatter was born on 26 March 1829, in Ugilt, Sejlstrup, Denmark, her father, Christen Sørensen, was 26 and her mother, Ane Jensdatter, was 30. She married Hans Peter Pedersen on 16 November 1855, in Ugilt, Sejlstrup, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Ugilt, Vennebjerg, Hjørring, Denmark for about 36 years and Hjørring, Denmark in 1880. She died in 1889, at the age of 60.

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Family Time Line

Hans Peter Pedersen
1827–1914
Karen Kirstine Christensdatter
1829–1889
Marriage: 16 November 1855
Peder Christian Hansen
1856–1867
Christen Hansen
1858–
Ane Marie Hansen
1860–
Christian Hansen
1862–1862
Else Kirstine Hansen
1863–1867
Thrine Hansen
1864–1865
Maren Andrea Hansen
1866–
Peder Christian Hansen
1868–
Peder Hansen
1869–1869
Valdemar Hansen
1871–
Dagmar Hansen
1873–1873

Sources (56)

  • Karen Kirstena Chirstensdt in household of Christen Sørensen, "Denmark Census, 1834"
  • Karen Kirstine Christensen 1829 - Birth
  • Kirstine Christensdatter, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941" Marriage

World Events (3)

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.

1868 · Magasin Du Nord

Magasin is a Danish chain of department stores that was founded in 1868 in Copenhagen and still exists today. They can be found in Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, and the UK.

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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