When Karen Marie Christensen was born on 29 April 1823, in Tulstrup, Skanderborg, Denmark, her father, Christen Rasmussen Degn, was 32 and her mother, Maren Rasmusdatter, was 31. She married Peder Anderson "Peter" Just on 28 June 1845, in Linå, Linå, Gjern, Skanderborg, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Maple Township, Dodge, Nebraska, United States in 1885 and Bush Township, Boyd, Nebraska, United States in 1900. She died on 12 December 1908, in Boyd, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 85.
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County reestablished in 1824
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.
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Lars, Bent, Anders, Thor, Jorgen, Nils, Einer, Viggo, Folmer.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Christen . In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the especially Danish and Norwegian variant Kristensen . Compare Christenson and Christianson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesMost of the people in the Christian Christiansen handcart company were Scandinavians (Danes, Norwegians, and Swedes). They numbered about 330 souls, including a girl with a wooden leg and a 60-yea …
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