Brief Life History of Gjertrud Marie
When Gjertrud Marie Aarup was born on 19 May 1859, in Farsø, Mariager Klosters, Denmark, her father, Jens Sørensen Aarup, was 55 and her mother, Mariane Christensdatter, was 33. She married Hans Christian Christensen on 2 June 1882, in Farsø, Mariager Klosters, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Farsø, Gislum, Ålborg, Denmark for about 51 years. She died on 2 February 1922, in Farsø, Mariager Klosters, Denmark, at the age of 62, and was buried in Farsø, Mariager Klosters, Denmark.
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Family Time Line
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- Gjertrud Marie Årup in household of Jens Sorensen Årup, "Denmark Census, 1870"
- Gertrude M Christensen in household of Hans Chr Christensen, "Denmark Census, 1921"
- Gaertrud Marie Aarup in entry for Hans Christen Christensen, "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916"
Spouse and Children
1859–1932 Male
1859–1922 Female
Children (9)
1882–1902 Male
1884– Male
1886–1887 Female
1888– Female
1890–1948 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1803–1887 Male
1826–1900 Female
Siblings (10)
1852– Female
1853– Female
1855–1864 Male
1856–1856 Female
1857–1858 Male
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World Events (3)
1868 · Magasin Du Nord
Age 9
1914
Age 55
1917
Age 58
Name Meaning
from gēr, gār ‘spear’ + þrūþ ‘strength’; the name of two famous 13th-century nuns of the Cistercian Abbey of Helfta near Eisleben, whose spiritual writings had a great influence.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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