Birth: 3 Apr 1889 in Forslev,Haslev,Soro,Denmark
Death: 27 Apr 1960 in Palmer Twp,Sherburne Co,Minnesota
Burial: 29 Apr 1960 Danish Cemetery,Becker,Sherburne Co,Minnesota,USA

Note: The biography is a work in progress. Please contribute or correct any mistakes. Thanks, Martha-Lisa Mode Flinsch
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From; Clarence Petersen, March 13, 1990"

Christine, (Hanne Kristine Hansen) was born April 3, 1889 in Haslev, Denmark. She immigrated to U.S.A. in 1892 with her parents family. Education: elementary school; Occupation: homemaker; Married: Aage Petersen, June 7, 1916 Elk River, Sherburne County, Minnesota. They farmed by Rush Lake, Palmer Township, Sherburne Co., Minnesota. I remember Christine very well as we went there a lot. We went fishing there, and they had a BIG white dog (collie). Christine died April 27, 1960 Palmer Township, Sherburne County, Minnseota. (Christine) Hanne Kristine Hansen and Aage Petersen had three children:
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Condensed from Verna Harris's story of her mother "Anna" Hansen and the Hansen family:
Ane "Anna" Hansen Christianson Daughter of Jens Hansen
Verna Marian Christianson Harris Grandaughter of Jens Hansen

... She ["Anna" Hansen"] was 16 years old when they came to the new land, so she remembered it well. It must have been a nearly impossible hardship for mother Maren [Maren Sophie Jeppesen Hansen Wife of Jens Hansen] to get ready a family of 11 [nine children, 2 parents] for moving. And she was to leave her homeland and her own family behind. Mama said they lived in a long low house, and Maren's mother, Grandmother Jeppsen lived in a couple rooms at one end. She was blind and all the children loved her. They quarreled with each other about taking a bowl of soup that their mother had made for her. For the chance to go over to sweep her floor or do little chores for her. Mama often got to go because she was older. I have wondered who cared for her after the family left.

If it were a hardship for grandmother Maren. It must have been a most challenging task for grandpa Jens, who had to have a sale, keep and pack the most necessary clothing, tools, and household goods for 12 people, one a small baby. He bought 11 tickets so I assume the baby was carried on. Aunt Fanny [Fanny Emilie Hansen Mode Daughter of Jens Hansen] was the baby. I suppose that they boarded a liner in Copenhagen, and it was large, a 5-deck ship.

Mama talked about the trip over durinq our Cando winters, and I wish now that I had asked more questions. They had a space on the third deck with their trunks and belongings packed around them. Her mother had brought two large kettles along and each day made a large pot of soup or stew. Grandpa could buy supplies at the ship's store, and there was a huge coal range that the passengers could use. I'm sure that they had to carry their own water and dispose of their waste which went overboard in those days. People couldn't keep very clean, and Mama said the smells were almost overwhelming. They were even worse when they went by the 4th deck stairs and bilge area. They were not supposed to go up on deck. But Mama said they did sneak up for a breath of fresh air when they could. Their crossing was not too rough, but most of the passengers got motion sickness anyway. It lasted over two weeks and then they were quarantined at Ellis Inland for three days. That was as bad or worse than the voyage, Mama said.
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Aunt Christine was next. She never moved from Becker. She married quite young to Aage Petersen. They had three children, Clarence. and twins Diner and Dagmar. They were hard-working Danes and lived in a yellow brick house by a lake. Dagmar took Lois out in a boat, and Lois caught her first little sunfish there. When Uncle Aage died, Aunt Christine lived alone in a nice little house of the farm. When we took Mama along to Minnesota at Thanksgiving time in 1959, we visited her, and that night she and Uncle Harry came over to Uncle Waldies to see us. Aunt Nora was staying with him so that night Mama visited with two brothers and two sisters right across the road from the old place. We stopped to greet Aunt Jenny in Little Falls the next morning on the way home. Within the year all except Mama and Waldie were dead. (Harry lived to 1965).
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From; a funeral card.
"In Memory Of Mrs. Christinee Petersen
Date Of Birth April 3, 1889
Date Of Death April 27, 1960
Date And Hour Of Services
Friday, April 29, 1960, 2 P.M.
Held At Methodist Church Clear Lake, Minn.
Minister Rev. Gerald Domonoske
Place Of Interment Danish Cemetery Becker Township
Arrangements By Dingmann Funeral Service"
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