Karen Jensdatter

Brief Life History of Karen

When Karen Jensdatter was born on 26 August 1822, in Dejret, Tved, Mols, Randers, Denmark, her father, Jens Jensen, was 28 and her mother, Kjersten Nielsdatter Busse, was 25. She married Jens Jensen Skraeder on 26 July 1850, in Tved, Mols, Randers, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Tved, Mols, Randers, Denmark for about 36 years.

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Family Time Line

Jens Jensen Skraeder
1823–
Karen Jensdatter
1822–
Marriage: 26 July 1850
Jens Peter Jensen
1851–1918
Maren Jensen
1852–1852
Ane Jensen
1854–
Jens Peter Jensen
1857–
Jens Christian Jensen
1859–
Jens Severin Jensen
1860–1866
Nicolai Jensen
1863–

Sources (40)

  • Karen Jensdtr in household of Jens Jensen, "Denmark Census, 1850"
  • Karen Jensdatter, Birth, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
  • Karen Jensdr, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"

World Events (6)

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.

1847 · Casino Theatre (Copenhagen)

The Casino Theatre was built as an entertainment center by Georg Carstensen but was converted into a theatre in 1848. After many years of never gaining popularity, it was closed in 1937 and demolished in 1960.

1859 · Copenhagen Waterworks

The Copenhagen Waterworks was the first waterworks in Denmark and served the community until 1951. It was one of the first buildings to be built outside Copenhagen's old city walls.

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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