Brief Life History of Christian
When Christian Christensen was born on 28 December 1826, in Farre, Sporup, Skanderborg, Denmark, his father, Christen Terkelsen, was 44 and his mother, Ane Sørensdatter, was 43. He married Elisabeth Pedersen on 7 July 1853, in Sporup, Gjern, Skanderborg, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Røgen, Gjern, Skanderborg, Denmark for about 5 years and Sporup, Gjern, Skanderborg, Denmark for about 21 years. He was buried in Sporup, Skanderborg, Denmark.
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Family Time Line
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- Christian Dein, "Denmark Census, 1880"
- Christian Christensen, "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Kristjan Kristensen in entry for Niels Gevskov Kristjansen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
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World Events (4)
1829 · Oldest Leather Goods in Denmark
Kuffert Sorensen was established in 1829 by Carl Peter Sorensen as a leather goods company. Today the business has five locations and each are run by a member of the Sorensen family.
1847 · Casino Theatre (Copenhagen)
The Casino Theatre was built as an entertainment center by Georg Carstensen but was converted into a theatre in 1848. After many years of never gaining popularity, it was closed in 1937 and demolished in 1960.
1849
Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy. A two-chamber parliament is established.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Lars, Bent, Anders, Thor, Jorgen, Nils, Einer, Viggo, Folmer.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Christen . In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the especially Danish and Norwegian variant Kristensen . Compare Christenson and Christianson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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