Karen Amundsdaatter

Brief Life History of Karen

Karen Amundsdaatter was born in 1725, in Alna, Lincoln, Maine, United States. She married Ole Joensen on 13 November 1749, in Oslo, Norway. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 5 August 1778, at the age of 53.

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Family Time Line

Ole Joensen
1727–1781
Karen Amundsdaatter
1725–1778
Marriage: 13 November 1749
Marthe Olesdatter
1749–
Ole Olsen
1750–1800
Peder Olsen
1753–1829
Karen Olsen
1755–
Inger Marie Olsen
1758–1813
Inger Maria Olesdatter
1761–
Jon Olsen
1764–
Mallene Olesdatter
1766–

Sources (6)

  • Karen Amundsdaatter, "Norway Marriages, 1660-1926"
  • Kari Amundsdatter in entry for Mallene, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
  • Karen Amundsdatter in entry for Jon, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"

World Events (3)

1760

Historical Boundaries: 1760: Lincoln, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Lincoln, Maine, United States

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776 · The Declaration to the King

"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""

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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