Karen Andersdatter

Brief Life History of Karen

When Karen Andersdatter was born on 16 April 1776, in Strømmen, Jarlsberg og Larvik, Norway, her father, Anders Joensen, was 54 and her mother, Gunild Nielsdatter, was 45.

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Family Time Line

Anders Joensen
1721–1817
Gunild Nielsdatter
1731–1796
Hans Andersen
1761–1826
Joen Andersen
1764–1768
Nils Andersen
1767–1824
Maren Andersdatter
1770–
Anna Andersdatter
1773–1774
Karen Andersdatter
1776–
Anders Andersen
1779–

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    World Events (3)

    1801 · 1801 Norwegian Census

    It listed all family members living on each farm. Also those living in the cities.

    1810 · Vaccinations

    Royal order issued by the King of Norway and Denmark in 1810 required everyone to have a certificate of smallpox vaccination. This was also recorded in the Church records. 33

    1810 · Ole Bull

    Eminent Norwegian violinist and composer. Renown Norwegian violinist and composer who toured multiple times in the US. Family friend with Edvard Grieg.

    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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