When Niels Christian Pedersen was born on 9 November 1819, in Kåstrup, Hillerslev, Thisted, Denmark, his father, Peder Christian Christensen, was 23 and his mother, Maren Nielsdatter Bisgaard, was 19. He married Dorthe Cathrine Sørensdatter Kirk on 2 April 1852, in Sennels, Ørum, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Hillerslev, Hillerslev, Thisted, Denmark in 1834. He died on 7 January 1895, in Sennels, Hillerslev, Thisted, Denmark, at the age of 75, and was buried in Sennels, Sennels, Ørum, Denmark.
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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.
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.
Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy. A two-chamber parliament is established.
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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