When Birthe Nielsdatter was born on 20 April 1788, in Tolstrup, Uggerby, Vennebjerg, Hjørring, Denmark, her father, Niels Nielsen Vestergaard, was 45 and her mother, Maren Sørensdatter, was 38. She married Svend Christensen on 5 May 1811, in Uggerby, Åstrup, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Uggerby, Uggerby, Åstrup, Denmark in 1834. She died on 15 July 1839, in Uggerby, Åstrup, Denmark, at the age of 51, and was buried in Uggerby, Åstrup, Denmark.
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The Old Artillery Barracks was the first of three barracks to be established in the Christianshavn district of Copenhagen. They were converted into barracks for the Artillery in 1789 and were used until 1923. Today, they have been converted into apartments and are listed for everyone.
Det Classenske Fideicommis is a Danish charitable foundation formed by the industrialist Major General Johan Frederik Classen after he left behind his wealth and possessions in his will to help alleviate poverty and misery to those in the country. Today, it grants around 2 million kroner annually to those in need.
The Christianso Lighthouse is one of Denmark's oldest lighthouses and the first to have a flashing light. It was built on the island of Christianso in the northern Baltic Sea.
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.
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