Brief Life History of Birgitte Hansen
When Birgitte Hansen Sadolin was born on 16 November 1741, in Strandby, Mariager Klosters, Denmark, her father, Hans Christian Olesen Sadolin, was 38 and her mother, Eleonora Marie Hildebrandt, was 44. She died in 1790, at the age of 49.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Birgitte Cathrine Sadolin - Parish Christening Record
Parents and Siblings
1703–1756 Male
1697–1772 Female
Siblings (6)
1733–1775 Female
1735–1805 Male
1737–1738 Male
1739–1741 Male
1740–1744 Female
+1 More Child
World Events (5)
1742 · Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
Age 1
1744 · Hirschholm Palace
Age 3
1762 · Old City Hall (Aalborg)
Age 21
Name Meaning
Borrowing of the Irish name Brighid ( see Bridget ). This name owes its enormous popularity in Scandinavia, especially in Sweden, to St Birgitta ( 1304–73 ), patron saint of Sweden. She was a noblewoman who bore her husband eight children. After his death, she founded an order of nuns, the ‘Bridgettines’ or Order of the Most Holy Saviour. She also went to Rome, where she attempted to reform religious life.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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