When Sophie Marie Sørensen was born on 28 November 1861, her father, Peder Jacob Sorensen, was 29 and her mother, Ane Cecilie Christensen, was 23. She lived in Sankt Povls, Slagelse, Sorø, Denmark in 1880.
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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.
World War I. Denmark remains neutral throughout the war.
The United States take possession of the Virgin Islands. The islands are purchased from Denmark for $25 million the year before.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Per, Viggo, Einer, Lars, Morten, Bent, Holger, Jorgen, Knud.
Danish and Norwegian (Sørensen): patronymic from the personal name Søren, Danish form of Latin Severinus (see Severin ).
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