Karen Henrikke Gundersdatter

Brief Life History of Karen Henrikke

When Karen Henrikke Gundersdatter was born on 28 December 1817, in Nordby, Ås, Akershus, Norway, her father, Gunder Christensen, was 31 and her mother, Sibilla Clemetsdatter, was 31. She married Erik Eilertsen on 1 September 1843, in Østre Aker, Oslo, Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Norway in 1846 and Cache, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 13 January 1900, in Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jonas Halvorsen
1824–1902
Karen Henrikke Gundersdatter
1817–1900
Marriage: 17 April 1846
Louis Halversen
1846–1904
Eliza Sophie Halvorsen
1849–1923
Carolina Wilhelmina Halvorsen
1855–1924
Sarah Halvorsen
1859–1924

Sources (22)

  • Caroline Holverson in household of Jonas Holverson, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Karen Henrikke Gundersdatter, "Norway Marriages, 1660-1926"
  • Karen H Christensen, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

1843 · Edvard Grieg

Birth year of renown musical composer and pianist. Born in Bergen, Norway. Musical composer and pianist whose music is known worldwide. His use and development of Norwegian folk music in his own compositions brought the music of Norway to develop a national identity,

Name Meaning

equivalent of Katherine . It was first introduced to the English-speaking world by Scandinavian settlers in America; it has been used in Britain only since the 1940s, but had become very popular by the 1960s.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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