Brief Life History of Karen
When Karen Jensdatter was born on 6 April 1805, in Sønder Højrup, Vindinge, Svendborg, Denmark, her father, Jens Hansen, was 35 and her mother, Zidsel Hansdatter, was 36. She married Christian Andersen on 8 May 1829, in Sankt Povls, Slagelse, Sorø, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1862 and lived in Tårnborg, Slagelse, Sorø, Denmark for about 11 years. She died on 9 February 1897, in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Mount Pleasant City Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Karen Jensdatter in household of Christen Andersen, "Denmark Census, 1845"
- Karen Jensdatter original birth & christening record 1805
- Karen Jensdotter, "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1808 · Dannebrogordenens Haederstegn
Dannebrogordenens Haederstegn, The Cross of Honour of the Order of the Dannebrog, is an award connected to the Danish Order of the Dannebrog. The cross was instituted by King Frederick VI of Denmark and Norway on June 28, 1808 and was named Dannebrogsmendenes Haederstegn until 1952. The award is given to any Dane who has provided a service to Denmark through a noble deed. The cross is considered an additional recognition if awarded to someone who is already a holder of the Order.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
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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History of Christen Anderson and Karen Jensen
Christen Anderson and Karen Jensen Christen Anderson was the first of his ancestral line to come to America. He was born February 18. 1796, in the farming community of Svenstrup, in the Parish of Taa …
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