When Marie Kirstine Pedersen was born on 30 September 1889, in Horsens, Ålborg, Nordjylland, Denmark, her father, Mads Anton Pedersen, was 38 and her mother, Kirstine Marie Svendsen, was 28. She lived in Horsens, Kær, Ålborg, Denmark in 1890.
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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.
Denmark signs 10-year non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Niels, Bjorn, Knud, Nils, Anders, Jorgen, Egil, Einer, Knut, Peer.
Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Peder (see Peter ). This surname is also found in northern Germany. Compare Petersen 2 and Peterson 1.
English: variant of Peterson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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