Brief Life History of Gjertrud Marie
Gjertrud Marie Andersdatter was born on 7 November 1829.
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- Gjertrud Marie Andersdatt, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
World Events (3)
1847 · Casino Theatre (Copenhagen)
Age 18
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
Age 20
Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy. A two-chamber parliament is established.
1850 · Translation of the Book of Mormon into Danish
Age 21
Erastus Snow and Peter Hansen translated the Book of Mormon into Danish after six months of being in the country. This translation was the first full translation of the Book of Mormon into another language, after English.
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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