Brief Life History of Karen Thuesdatter
When Karen Thuesdatter Lyster was born on 3 September 1692, in Åkirkeby, Bornholm, Denmark, her father, Thue Lauritssøn Lyster, was 33 and her mother, Pernille Clemensdatter, was 31. She married Laurs Hansen on 23 July 1717, in Åkirkeby, Bornholm, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She died in May 1776, in Østermarie, Bornholm, Denmark, at the age of 83, and was buried in Østermarie, Bornholm, Denmark.
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- Karen Thuisdr Luster, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Karen Thuesen, "Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923"
- Legacy NFS Source: Karen Thuesdatter Lyster - Church record: Christening record or certificate: christening: 9 September 1692; Åkirkeby, Bornholm, Denmark
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1701 · Oldest Naval Academy in the World
The Royal Danish Naval Academy was established in 1701 to educate then commission all officers into the Royal Danish Navy. It is the oldest, still-existing, officers' academy in the world.
1713 · Royal Danish Military Academy
The Royal Danish Military Academy educated and commissioned all officers for the Royal Danish Army. The Military Academy function was initiated in 1713 by request of King Frederick IV on inspiration from the Naval Academy.
1729
Greenland becomes Danish province.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: variant of Lister .
Norwegian: habitational name from the farm name Ljøsta in Romsdal, probably derived from Old Norse ljóstr ‘fishing spear, leister’.
Danish: nickname originally from Bornholm, derived from a word for a fishing tackle for catching eel.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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