Karen Madsdatter

Brief Life History of Karen

Karen Madsdatter was born on 4 January 1819 as the daughter of Mads Hansen and Ane Marie Sigvartsdatter. She married Lars Pedersen on 14 June 1846, in Kastrup, Vordingborg, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Kastrup, Hammer, Præstø, Denmark for about 15 years.

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Family Time Line

Lars Pedersen
1809–1891
Karen Madsdatter
1819–
Marriage: 14 June 1846
Hans Larsen
1846–1858
Mads Larsen
1848–

Sources (24)

  • Karen Madsdtr in household of Lars Pedersen, "Denmark Census, 1850"
  • Karen Madsdr, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
  • Karen Madsdatter in entry for Ida Nielsine Larsen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"

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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.

1850 · Translation of the Book of Mormon into Danish

Erastus Snow and Peter Hansen translated the Book of Mormon into Danish after six months of being in the country. This translation was the first full translation of the Book of Mormon into another language, after English.

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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