Brief Life History of Karen
When Karen Sorensdatter was born on 9 August 1818, in Malling, Havreballegård, Denmark, her father, Soren Nielsen, was 27 and her mother, Ane Cathrine Lorentzdatter, was 26. She married Jens Mikkelsen on 4 April 1848. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. She lived in Mårslet, Ning, Århus, Denmark for about 30 years.
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- Karen Sørensen in household of Rasmus Rasmüssen, "Denmark Census, 1880"
- Karen Sórensdatter in entry for Soren Jensen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
- Maren Sørensdatter in household of Søren Nielsen, "Denmark Census, 1834"
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World Events (6)
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
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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