Brief Life History of Karen
Karen Abrahamsdatter was born in 1668, in Telemark, Norway. She married Anders Mathiassen Lien Hellestveit in 1701, in Norway. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 15 August 1748, in Bamble, Telemark, Norway, at the age of 80.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Legacy NFS Source: Karen Abrahamsdatter - Published information: birth-name: Karen Abrahamsdatter
- Legacy NFS Source: Karen Abrahamsdatter - Published information: death:
- Bygdebok for Bamble, Schilbred, C. S Vol. I & II (Click in blue field in Sources here for book site references under Reasons This Source Is Attached)
Spouse and Children
1671–1740 Male
1668–1748 Female
Children (11)
1702–1744 Male
1703–1705 Male
1704–1735 Female
1706–1759 Male
1709–1715 Female
+6 More Children
World Events (4)
1685 · Norway Church
Age 17
1700 · Norwegian calendar change
Age 32
1736 · Confirmation & education
Age 68
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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