Karen Mari Sørensdatter

Brief Life History of Karen Mari

When Karen Mari Sørensdatter was born on 14 August 1829, in Ovtrup, Dueholm, Denmark, her father, Søren Pedersen Aarup, was 35 and her mother, Karen Jensdatter, was 32. She married Niels Nielsen Rævsgaard on 23 November 1851, in Ovtrup, Morsø Sønder, Thisted, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Ovtrup, Morsø Sønder, Thisted, Denmark for about 10 years.

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Family Time Line

Niels Nielsen Rævsgaard
1817–1894
Karen Mari Sørensdatter
1829–
Marriage: 23 November 1851
Niels Christian Nielsen
1853–
Karen Nielsen Refsgaard
1853–1941
Maren Kirstine Nielsen
1857–
Karen Marie Nielsen Refsgaard
1860–
Stillborn Nielsen Rafsgaard
1867–
Søren Peter Nielsen Rufsgaard
1867–

Sources (18)

  • Karen Marie Sørensen, "Denmark, Census, 1850"
  • Karen Marie Sørensdatter, "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916"
  • Karen Marie Sorensdatter, "Denmark, Church Records, 1484-1941"

World Events (7)

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.

1868 · Magasin Du Nord

Magasin is a Danish chain of department stores that was founded in 1868 in Copenhagen and still exists today. They can be found in Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, and the UK.

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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