Christen Andersen

Male20 August 1781–

Brief Life History of Christen

When Christen Andersen was christened on 20 August 1781, in Melby, Kronborg, Denmark, his father, Anders Andersen, was 39 and his mother, Maren Jorgensen, was 30.

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Family Time Line

Anders Andersen
1742–1788
Maren Jorgensen
1751–1795
Anders Andersen
1775–
Dorthe Andersen
1776–
Anders Andersen
1780–1780
Christen Andersen
1781–
Dorthe Andersen
1784–
Ole Andersen
1787–

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    World Events (3)

    1789 · Old Artillery Barracks, Christianshavn

    The Old Artillery Barracks was the first of three barracks to be established in the Christianshavn district of Copenhagen. They were converted into barracks for the Artillery in 1789 and were used until 1923. Today, they have been converted into apartments and are listed for everyone.

    1792 · Det Classenske Fideicommis

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    1794 · Stibo

    The Stibo Group was founded in 1794 by Niels Lund as a printing company. Today, The Stibo Group provides information management and print technology software for business operations.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Lars, Nels, Per, Anders, Holger, Jorgen, Thor, Bjorn, Helmer, Alf.

    Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas . Compare Anderson 1.

    Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersson 2.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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