Brief Life History of Elisabeth Marie Sofie
When Elisabeth Marie Sofie Birch was born on 9 July 1826, in Gudhjem, Bornholm, Denmark, her father, Peder Pedersen Birk, was 32 and her mother, Maren Kirstine Jorgensen, was 34. She married Mogens Munch on 29 October 1852, in Rønne, Bornholm, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Rønne, Bornholm, Denmark in 1855 and Vester Marie, Vestermarie, Bornholm, Denmark for about 10 years. She died on 4 January 1882, in Nyker, Bornholm, Denmark, at the age of 55, and was buried in Vester Marie, Bornholm, Denmark.
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- Elisabeth Marie Sophie Birk in household of Hermann Hansen Rask, "Denmark Census, 1850"
- Elsebeth Marie Sofie Birch, "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Elisabeth M S Birk, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
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1829 · Oldest Leather Goods in Denmark
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.
1847 · Casino Theatre (Copenhagen)
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.
1849
Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy. A two-chamber parliament is established.
Name Meaning
English, German, Danish, and Swedish: topographic name for someone who lived by a birch tree or in a birch wood, from an ancient Germanic word meaning ‘birch’ (Old English birce, byrce ‘birch’, Middle High German birche, Old Danish birk). In some cases the German and English name may be derived from any of the places called with this word, such as Birch in Aargau (see Birke ) or Birch in Essex. In Swedish, the name is in many instances ornamental.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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