When Iver Erichsen was born on 17 January 1818, in Harring, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark, his father, Erich Madsen, was 36 and his mother, Maren Christensdatter, was 38. He married Kjersten Jensdatter on 24 December 1842, in Hvidbjerg, Vestervig, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Hvidbjerg Vesten Å, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark for about 16 years. He died on 21 March 1897, in Bedsted, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark, at the age of 79, and was buried in Bedsted, Hassing, Thisted, 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: German Fritz, Kurt, Ernst, Ewald, Hans, Horst, Karl Heinz, Otto. Scandinavian Erik, Knut, Maren, Sven.
North German, Danish, and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Erich, from Old Norse Eiríkr (see Erickson ).
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