Brief Life History of Kirsten
When Kirsten Andersdatter was born on 30 March 1808, in Systofte, Falsters Sønder, Maribo, Denmark, her father, Anders Jorgensen, was 26 and her mother, Bodil Mortensdatter, was 30. She married Peder Nielsen on 9 December 1831, in Nørre Ørslev, Nykøbing, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Fakse, Fakse, Tryggevælde, Denmark in 1850 and Nørre Ørslev, Nørre Ørslev, Nykøbing, Denmark in 1855. She died on 7 November 1867, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Ephraim Pioneer Cemetery, Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Kirsten Andersen in household of Peder Nielsen, "Denmark Census, 1860"
- Kirsten Andersdr, "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Kirsten Nielson, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1814
Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden.
1824
EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER A Gustram BIRTH 24 Nov 1821 DEATH 3 Oct 1824 (aged 2) BURIAL Ephraim Pioneer Cemetery Ephraim, Sanpete County, Utah, USA PLOT 13 MEMORIAL ID 67193998 · View Source
Name Meaning
form of Christine , now also well established in the English-speaking world. A well-known bearer of the name was the Norwegian opera singer Kirsten Flagstad ( 1895–1962 ).
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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