Brief Life History of Birthe Kirstine
When Birthe Kirstine Hansdatter was born on 16 September 1821, in Søllerød, København, Denmark, her father, Hans Pedersen, was 38 and her mother, Ellen Catherine Johansdr, was 37. She married Jørgen Jacobsen on 2 April 1843, in Søllerød, Sokkelund, København, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Søllerød, Sokkelund, København, Denmark for about 6 years and København, Denmark in 1850. She died on 7 May 1874, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Kirstine Hansen in household of Hans Pedersen, "Denmark Census, 1840"
- Birthe Hansen in household of Hans Pedersen, "Denmark Census, 1834"
- Kirstene Hannartsen in entry for Hans Jacobsen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1829 · Oldest Leather Goods in Denmark
Kuffert Sorensen was established in 1829 by Carl Peter Sorensen as a leather goods company. Today the business has five locations and each are run by a member of the Sorensen family.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
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.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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