When Karl Kristian Iversen was born on 18 November 1867, in Ferslev, Ålborghus, Denmark, his father, Hans Christian Iversen, was 38 and his mother, Mette Marie Christensdatter, was 24. He married Frederikke Bothilde Treumer on 8 December 1888, in Biersted, Kær, Ålborg, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Ålborg, Vor Frue, Ålborghus, Denmark in 1925 and Ålborg, Denmark in 1930.
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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.
World War I. Denmark remains neutral throughout the war.
The United States take possession of the Virgin Islands. The islands are purchased from Denmark for $25 million the year before.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Iver, Bernt, Erik, Niels, Svein, Alf, Anders, Bent, Bjorg, Einer, Gudmund, Jorgen.
Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Iver, from Old Norse Ívarr, a compound of either ív ‘yew tree, bow’ or Ing (the name of a god) + ar ‘warrior’ or ‘spear’.
North German: patronymic from an ancient Germanic personal name, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Iverson 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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