When Christen Pedersen was born on 6 March 1808, in Eistrup, Bissendorf, Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany, his father, Peder Christian Christensen, was 30 and his mother, Maren Jacobsdatter, was 27. He married Ane Jensdatter on 11 December 1826, in Gierslev, Løve, Holbæk, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Havrebjerg, Løve, Holbæk, Denmark in 1834 and Elling, Horns, Hjørring, Denmark in 1840. He died on 11 August 1836, in Havrebjerg, Sæbygård, Denmark, at the age of 28.
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On Oct 19, 1813, Germany defeats Napolean. The commanding officer for the Allied side was Prince Karl Phillipp Schwarzenberg.
Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden.
Danmarks Nationalbank is the central bank of the Kingdom of Denmark and serves as an independent and credible institution that issues the krone, the Danish currency. The bank undertakes all functions related to the management of the Danish central-government debt.
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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