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Karen Petersen 1840–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Aug 1840

Birth Location: skona, sweden

Death Date: 15 Jan 1926

Death Location: Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia

Father: Jørgen Christensen

Mother: Dorthe Olsdatter

Spouse(s): Niels Petersen

Children(s): Olina Petersen, Adam Petersen, john petersen, peter petersen, Christina Petersen, otto petersen, Christian Petersen, Maren Petersen, Anna Petersen

Karen Petersen was born in 1840 in skona, sweden, the child of Jrgen Christensen And Dorthe Olsdatter. Karen Petersen married Niels Peter Petersen, and had children including Adam Victor Petersen, Anna Catrina Petersen, Christian Barso Petersen, Christina Petersen, John Charles Petersen, Maren Petersen, Olina Maria Humboldina Petersen, Otto Petersen, Peter Jacob Petersen. Karen Petersen passed away in 1926 in Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • Karen Petersen was born in 1840 in skona, sweden, the child of Jrgen Christensen And Dorthe Olsdatter.
  • Karen Petersen married Niels Peter Petersen, and had children including Adam Victor Petersen, Anna Catrina Petersen, Christian Barso Petersen, Christina Petersen, John Charles Petersen, Maren Petersen, Olina Maria Humboldina Petersen, Otto Petersen, Peter Jacob Petersen.
  • Karen Petersen passed away in 1926 in Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.

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Spouses(s)

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Karen Petersen's Ancestors

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Karen Petersen
1840–1926
Birth Place: skona, sweden
Parents
Jørgen Christensen
1820–1849
Vester Ulslev Lolland, Denmark
Dorthe Olsdatter
1823–1892
Stubberup, Herritslev
Grandparents
Ole Andersen
1793–1872
Herritslev, Denmark
Birthe Rasmusdatter
1799–1834
Herritslev , Denmark
Great-Grandparents
Anders Olsen
1753–1795
Dorthe Hansdatter
1764–1824
Maren Jensdatter
1761–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Dorthe Mortensdr
1720–1803

Karen Petersen's Descendants

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Karen Petersen (22 Aug 1840–15 Jan 1926) m. Niels (Peter) Petersen (11 Jan 1840–22 February 1914)
  1. 1. Olina (Maria Humboldina) Petersen 1872–1948 m. George (Simeon) Dale 1868–1915
    1. 1. Annie (Elizabeth) Dales 1900–1977 m. John (Ernest) Pringle 1895–1949
      1. 1. Arnold (Edward Dale (Edward Arnold) Walker) 1917–1981 m. Mary (Hilda) Mumford 1923–2013
      2. 2. Grace (Enid) Pringle 1924–1973
      3. 3. Thomas (James) Pringle 1933–2013
      4. 4. Donald (Keith) Pringle –1929
      5. 5. Ernest (Harry Tyson) Pringle –1928
    2. 2. Lucy Dale 1903–1966
    3. 3. John (Henry) Dale 1899–1899
    4. 4. Olina (Maria Karna) Dale 1905–1922
    5. 5. Mary (Jane) Dale 1908–1969
    6. 6. May (Victoria) Dale 1910–1988
    7. 7. Christena Dale 1914–1915
    8. 8. Harry (David) Dales 1918–1920
    9. 9. George (Edward) Dales 1917–1927
  2. 2. Adam (Victor) Petersen 1881–1964
  3. 3. john (charles) petersen 1878–1893
  4. 4. peter (jacob) petersen 1866–1937
  5. 5. Christina Petersen 1879–1945
  6. 6. otto petersen 1882–1949
  7. 7. Christian (Barso) Petersen 1875–1960
  8. 8. Maren Petersen 1869–1914
  9. 9. Anna (Catrina) Petersen 1885–1886

Karen Petersen's Timeline

3 Records

1840
22 Aug 1840
Birth of Karen Petersen in skona, sweden
skona, sweden
1843
14 Mar 1843
Age 3
Karen Petersen was baptized in Vester Ulslev, Maribo, Denmark
Vester Ulslev, Maribo, Denmark
1926
15 Jan 1926
Age 86
Death of Karen Petersen in Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1840
    Event Place: skona, sweden
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Compiler: Cairns and District Family History Society Inc; Collection Title: McLeod Street Pioneer Cemetery
    [2] Denmark, Births and Christenings Index
    [3] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Denmark, Church Records, Rigsarkivet; Danmark; Kontraministerialbog; Reference: 8010557221

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1843
    Event Place: Vester Ulslev, Maribo, Denmark
    Record Source: Denmark, Births and Christenings Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Australia
    Record Source: Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Compiler: Cairns and District Family History Society Inc; Collection Title: McLeod Street Pioneer Cemetery

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1926
    Event Place: Cairns, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Compiler: Cairns and District Family History Society Inc; Collection Title: McLeod Street Pioneer Cemetery
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Compiler: Cairns and District Family History Society Inc; Collection Title: McLeod Street Pioneer Cemetery
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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