Karen Nielsdatter Leed

Brief Life History of Karen

Karen Nielsdatter Leed was born on 2 February 1832, in Ørding, Morsø Sønder, Thisted, Denmark as the daughter of Niels Pedersen Leed and Marthe Sorensdatter. She married Niels Christian Eskesen on 25 November 1853, in Ørding, Dueholm, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. She died on 17 March 1903, in Nykøbing Morsø, Thisted, Viborg, Denmark, at the age of 71, and was buried in Nykøbing Morsø, Thisted, Viborg, Denmark.

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Family Time Line

Niels Christian Eskesen
1827–1900
Karen Nielsdatter Leed
1832–1903
Marriage: 25 November 1853
Mariane Nielsdatter
1854–1864
Mikkel Nielsen
1855–
Marthe Nielsen
1857–
Eske Nielsen
1860–1898
Dorthe Kirstine Nielsen
1861–1940
Mette Nielsen
1864–1868
Mariane Nielsen
1865–1866
Mariane Nielsen
1866–
Mette Nielsen
1871–

Sources (38)

  • Karen Eskildsen, "Denmark Census, 1890"
  • Birth and christening, Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941; pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-33556-7845-98
  • Marriage, Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941; pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-33556-10340-24

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World Events (4)

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.

1859 · Copenhagen Waterworks

The Copenhagen Waterworks was the first waterworks in Denmark and served the community until 1951. It was one of the first buildings to be built outside Copenhagen's old city walls.

Name Meaning

(1997: 255;2007: 553; 2010: NA)

English: topographic name for someone who lived near a loud, rushing stream, Old English hl̄de, or a habitational name from Lead in Yorkshire, which is named from Old English lǣd ‘water course’ or Old English hlēda ‘ledge’.

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

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