Brief Life History of Christine Catrine Frederike
When Christine Catrine Frederike Ahrens was born on 11 December 1859, in Tårs, Børglum, Denmark, her father, Claus Johann Ahrens, was 24 and her mother, Dorthea Elizabeth Christensen, was 27. She died on 25 September 1863, at the age of 3.
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- Christine Cathrine Frederikke Arend, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
- Christine Catrine Frederike Ahrens, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
- Christine Cathrine Clausen, "Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923"
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Name Meaning
North German: patronymic from the personal name Arend, which is derived from the element arn ‘eagle’ (see Arndt ).
Jewish (Ashkenazic): assimilation of the Jewish patronymic Aarons to the German name (see 1 above), which has a similar pronunciation.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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