Brief Life History of Kirsten
When Kirsten Jensdatter was born in 1728, in Elling, Åstrup, Denmark, her father, Jens, was 32 and her mother, Maren Eriksdatter, was 28.
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Family Time Line
Jens
1696–
Maren Eriksdatter
1700–
Kirsten Jensdatter
1728–
Sources (1)
- Kirsten, "Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923"
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1729
Age 1
Greenland becomes Danish province.
1730 · Danish Asia Company
Age 2
The Danish Asiatic Company was a trading company established to revive the dwindling Danish trade with the East Indies and China. It was taken over by the Danish government in 1772 and continued to run until around 1843.
1762 · Old City Hall (Aalborg)
Age 34
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
form of Christine , now also well established in the English-speaking world. A well-known bearer of the name was the Norwegian opera singer Kirsten Flagstad ( 1895–1962 ).
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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