Karen Mortensdatter

Female1739–12 May 1814

Brief Life History of Karen

When Karen Mortensdatter was born in 1739, in Skørping, Ålborghus, Denmark, her father, Morten Christensen, was 30 and her mother, Ane Knudsdatter, was 25. She married Jens Mikkelsen on 20 November 1768, in Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 12 May 1814, at the age of 75.

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Family Time Line

Jens Mikkelsen
1717–1791
Karen Mortensdatter
1739–1814
Marriage: 20 November 1768
Anne Marie Jensdatter
1769–1795
Mikkel Jensen
1772–1837
Morten Jensen
1777–1779

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    Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    20 November 1768Denmark
  • Children (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1742 · Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters

    Age 3

    The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters is a non-governmental science Academy founded in 1742 for the purpose of advancements of science in Denmark.

    1744 · Hirschholm Palace

    Age 5

    Hirschholm Palace was a royal palace located in present-day Horsholm municipality just north of Copenhagen. It was one of the finest buildings of its time and became known as the Versailles of the North. It developed a bad reputation in connection with its role in the affair between Johann Friedrich Struensee and Queen Caroline Mathilda in the 1770s. After that it fell into disrepair and was demolished in 1809.

    1762 · Old City Hall (Aalborg)

    Age 23

    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

    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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