Brief Life History of Kiersten
When Kiersten Villadsdatter was born in 1703, in Tårs, Børglum, Hjørring, Denmark, her father, Villads Sorensen, was 51 and her mother, Karen Thøgersdatter, was 38. She married Jesper Jensen on 7 August 1721, in Tårs, Børglum, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 22 April 1742, in her hometown, at the age of 39, and was buried in Tårs, Børglum, Hjørring, Denmark.
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Family Time Line
Sources (11)
- Legacy NFS Source: Kiersten Villadsen - birth: 1702; Taars, Hjorring, Denmark
- Kiersten Willadsdr, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Kirsten Villadtzdr in entry for Karen, "Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923"
Spouse and Children
1680–1737 Male
1703–1742 Female
Children (6)
1722–1763 Female
1725– Female
1728–1734 Male
1731–1759 Female
1734– Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1652–1730 Male
1666–1748 Female
Siblings (9)
1700–1763 Male
1700–1763 Male
1702–1740 Female
1703–1742 Female
1706–1761 Female
+4 More Children
World Events (5)
1713 · Royal Danish Military Academy
Age 10
1729
Age 26
1730 · Danish Asia Company
Age 27
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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