Karen Arnesen

Female25 November 1860–9 May 1952

Brief Life History of Karen

When Karen Arnesen was born on 25 November 1860, in Eidskog, Hedmark, Norway, her father, Arne Christiansen, was 29 and her mother, Olia Hansdr, was 32. She married Karelius Eriksen Jegerud on 27 December 1894, in Eidskog, Hedmark, Norway. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 9 May 1952, in Gaustad, Hedmark, Norway, at the age of 91.

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Family Time Line

Karelius Eriksen Jegerud
1858–1953
Karen Arnesen
1860–1952
Marriage: 27 December 1894
Anna Otilie Jegerud
1896–
Kaspar Anton Jegerud
1897–
Emil Kareliussen
1902–1902

Sources (1)

  • Karen Arnesen, "Norway, Baptisms, 1634-1927"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    27 December 1894Eidskog, Hedmark, Norway
  • Children (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (7)

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    World Events (7)

    1862 · Homestead Act

    Age 2

    Homestead Act was passed in the U.S. which made land available for free upon meeting certain conditions. Many Norwegian-Americans acquired land through this process.

    1865 · 1865 Norwegian Census

    Age 5

    Arranged by county, clerical district, parish. Includes names with their birth years & places, position in family, occupation, indexes to farms & localities.

    1893 · Fridtjof Nansen

    Age 33

    Birth year of Fridtjof Nansen. Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Aksel, Alf, Arndt, Egil, Niels, Ottar.

    Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Arne, a short form of any of various Norse names of which arn ‘eagle’ is the first element (see Arne 1).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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