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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Spouse and Children
1717–1791 Male
1739–1814 Female
Children (3)
1769–1795 Female
1772–1837 Male
1777–1779 Male
Parents and Siblings
1710– Male
1714– Female
Siblings (4)
1736– Female
1739–1814 Female
1742–1742 Female
1746– Male
World Events (8)
1742 · Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
Age 3
1744 · Hirschholm Palace
Age 5
1762 · Old City Hall (Aalborg)
Age 23
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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