Kirsten Sorensen

Female6 September 1716–

Brief Life History of Kirsten

When Kirsten Sorensen was born on 6 September 1716, in Stårup, Højslev, Fjends, Viborg, Denmark, her father, Soren Andersen Svensk, was 41 and her mother, Kirsten Rasmusen, was 36. She married Knud Christensen on 1 June 1746. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Knud Christensen
1712–1763
Kirsten Sorensen
1716–
Marriage: 1 June 1746
Christen Knudsen
1747–1747
Christen Knudsen
1748–1750
Soren Knudsen
1750–
Anne Knudsen
1751–
Kirsten Knudsen
1754–1756
Jens Knudsen
1756–

Sources (1)

  • Kirsten Sorensen, "Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1 June 1746
  • Children (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1729

    Age 13

    Greenland becomes Danish province.

    1730 · Danish Asia Company

    Age 14

    The Danish Asiatic Company was a trading company established to revive the dwindling Danish trade with the East Indies and China. It was taken over by the Danish government in 1772 and continued to run until around 1843.

    1762 · Old City Hall (Aalborg)

    Age 46

    The Old City Hall was built in 1762 and served as the city hall until 1912. the Hall was modelled after the City Hall that was destroyed in the Copenhagen Fire in 1795. Today the building is used only for ceremonial and representative purposes.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Per, Viggo, Einer, Lars, Morten, Bent, Holger, Jorgen, Knud.

    Danish and Norwegian (Sørensen): patronymic from the personal name Søren, Danish form of Latin Severinus (see Severin ).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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