When Mariane Thomasdatter was born in 1806, her father, Thomas Christian Hansen, was 31 and her mother, Anna Maria Pedersdatter, was 25. She married Christen Jensen on 9 October 1832, in Elling, Hjørring, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Gærum, Horns, Hjørring, Denmark for about 15 years. She died on 12 April 1845, in Gærum, Hjørring, Denmark, at the age of 39, and was buried in Gærum, Hjørring, Denmark.