Temaet for i år er Resilience som teamet har valgt, og jeg har valgt undertemaet Blomster, træer og forfædre, så lad os se, hvad der falder mig ind til det tema.
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Every day at noon (except Sundays) a new A-Z post goes live - or no post today.
The theme for this year is Resilience as given by the team, with my subtitle Flowers, Trees and Ancestors.
F for Fætter-kusine-ægteskab.
Nu går vi langt tilbage i tiden. Vi er stadig i Dorthe Madsdatters familie, men nu helt tilbage til der, hvor kirkebøgerne begynder. Den første post i Herlufmagle sogns kirkebog er fra den 1. november 1773, hvor Hans Christoffersen får døbt sin søn Lars. Såvidt jeg ved ikke i familie med ham. Han er bare den første person i kirkebogen.
Mine forfædre så langt tilbage hedder Dorthe Hansdatter og Stephen Christensen.
Her er en kort oversigt over Stephen Christensens familie, mine forfædre er fremhævet med fedt:
Stephen Christensen (død 23/1 1818) og hustru Dorthe Hansdatter (død 22/11 1812) kommer og bor begge i Herlufmagle og de er også begge døbt, konfirmeret og viet inden 1. november 1773, hvor kiurkebogen starter. Sammen fik de 8 børn:
- Hans Stephensen, født ca. 1773 (lige inden kirkebogen begynder), konfirmeret i 1790 og 4/9 1812 gift med Ellen Andersdatter.
- Mette Stephensdatter, døbt 6. søndag efter Trinitatis 1774, konfirmeret 1790, gift 12/7 1801 med Jørgen Larsen.
- Maren Stephensdatter, døbt 1. adventssøndag 1776, konfirmeret 1792
- Ane Stephensdatter, født januar 1779, gift 2 december 1810 med Lars Hansen. Han døde før 1834, hvor hun i folketællingen opføres som enke med 3 børn: Niels Larsen (1815), Kirsten Larsdatter (1816), Dorthe Larsdatter (1821).
- Kirsten Stephensdatter, døbt 1. s. i fasten 1781, konfirmeret 1796,
- Niels Stephensen, 1783 1. s'ndag efter påske? død anden søndag i fasten 1784.
- Cathrine Steffensdatter, født 16/10 1785, konfirmeret 1801,
- Ane Margrethe Stephensdatter, døbt 1. søndag efter Hellig tre konger 1788, konfirmeret 1803, gift 7. august 1788 med Lars Nielsen af Gelsted. Han døde før 1834, hvor hun i folketællingen opføres som enke med 3 børn: Kirsten Larsdatter (1817), Niels Larsen (1821), Stephen Larsen (1824)
Cathrine giftede sig 21. april 1810 med Søren Madsen af Nygårde, og fik i hvert fald
- Mads Sørensen 16. december 1812.
- Stephen Sørensen, 1821.
Maren giftede sig 11. oktober 1801 med Hans Nielsen og de er forældre til Ane Hansdatter, Dorthes mor, og i hvert fald 6 andre børn.
- Niels Hansen, 1802
- Hans Hansen, 1807
- Jørgen Hansen, 1811
- Ane Hansdatter, 26. december 1813
- Christen Hansen, 1815
- Karen Hansdatter, 1821
- Hans Sørensen, 1826
F for Fætter-kusine-ægteskab / Cousin Marriage
Now we go further back in time. We are still in Dorthe Madsdatter's family, but now all the way back to when the church registers for Herlufmagle began. The first entry in the church register for Herlufmagle parish dates from November 1st 1773, and tells of the christening of Hans Christoffersen's son Lars. As far as I know I'm not related to him. He is just the first person to be registered.
My ancestors this far back are called Dorthe Hansdatter and Stephen Christensen.
Here is a short overview of Dorthe and Stephen's family. My ancestors are highlighted in bold:
Stephen Christensen (died 23/1 1818) and wife Dorthe Hansdatter (died 22/11 1812) were born and lived in Herlufmagle, and they were both baptised, confirmed and married before November 1st, 1773, where the church register starts. Together they had 8 children:
Hans Stephensen, born ca. 1773 (just before the church register begins), confirmed in 1790 and married to Ellen Andersdatter in September 1812.
Mette Stephensdatter, born 1774, confirmed 1790, married July 12, 1801 to Jørgen Larsen.
Maren Stephensdatter, baptised 1st Sunday of Advent 1776, confirmed 1792
Ane Stephensdatter, born January 1779, married December 2, 1810 to Lars Hansen. He died before 1834, where she is listed in the census as a widow with 3 children: Niels Larsen (1815), Kirsten Larsdatter (1816), Dorthe Larsdatter (1821).
Kirsten Stephensdatter, baptised 1st Sunday in Lent 1781, confirmed 1796, I cannot find her after 1801, where she is still a child, aged at home.
Niels Stephensen, born 1783, died second Sunday in Lent 1784.
Cathrine Steffensdatter, born October 16, 1785, confirmed 1801,
Ane Margrethe Stephensdatter, born 1788, confirmed 1803, married 7 August 1788 to Lars Nielsen of Gelsted. He died before 1834, when she is listed in the census as a widow with 3 children: Kirsten Larsdatter (1817), Niels Larsen (1821), Stephen Larsen (1824)
The two children highlighted in bold, i.e. Maren and Cathrine, are both my great-great-great-great-grandmothers.
Cathrine married Søren Madsen of Nygaarde on 21 April 1810, and had at least two children:
Mads Sørensen 16 December 1812.
Stephen Sørensen, 1821.
they are thus the parents of Mads Sørensen - Dorthe's Father.
Maren married Hans Nielsen on 11 October 1801 and they are the parents of Ane Hansdatter, Dorthe's mother, and at least 6 other children.
Niels Hansen, 1802
Hans Hansen, 1807
Jørgen Hansen, 1811
Ane Hansdatter, 26 December 1813
Christen Hansen, 1815
Karen Hansdatter, 1821
Hans Sørensen, 1826
Dorthe Madsdatter is the result of a cousin marriage. These marriages had become legal under Danish marriage law in 1800.
F
Og så er vi færdige med den gren af familien, som jeg i min efterforskning har kaldt Herlufmagle-banden. Det er på tide med en oversigt. De lyserøde og lyseblå er mine forfædre, tal i kursiv er usikker datering.
This was the end of the stories from my grandmother' mother's branch of the family tree. I have made an overview. People in pink or blue are my ancestors, dates in italics are guesstimates.
Complicated, but how rewarding to trace back your ancestory this way.
SvarSletWhat a blessing church records can be in such situations.
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