When Carsten Peter Knudsen was born on 12 August 1899, in Elling, Åstrup, Denmark, his father, Knud Christian Fredenhard Knudsen, was 29 and his mother, Pouline Marie Jensen, was 24. He married Esther Mary Clarke on 21 June 1933, in Cochrane, Cochrane, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Elling, Horns, Hjørring, Denmark for about 15 years. He died on 3 November 1958, in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 59, and was buried in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada.
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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, Knud, Niels, Holger, Jorgen, Ove, Alf, Alfhild, Anders, Baard, Berger, Einer.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the Danish personal name Knud, derived from Old Norse Knútr meaning ‘knot’. Knud was a Danish royal name, Latinized as Canutus.
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