Sixth Generation (Continued)
Poul Iversen Kirkegaard (Iver Poulsen Kirkegaard5, Poul Iversen Kirkegaard4, Iver Christensen3, Christen2, Christen -sen1).
Born on 20 Sep 1833 in Villerslev, Hassing herred, Thisted amt, Denmark.4 Poul was baptized in Villerslev, Hassing herred, Thisted amt, Denmark, on 29 Sep 1833.4 Poul died in Villerslev, Hassing herred, Thisted amt, Denmark, on 23 Jan 1836; he was 2.4 Buried on 31 Jan 1836 in Villerslev, Hassing herred, Thisted amt, Denmark.4
Johanne Iversdatter Kirkegaard (Iver Poulsen Kirkegaard5, Poul Iversen Kirkegaard4, Iver Christensen3, Christen2, Christen -sen1).
Born on 24 Oct 1835 in Villerslev, Hassing herred, Thisted amt, Denmark.4 Johanne was baptized in Villerslev, Hassing herred, Thisted amt, Denmark, on 25 Oct 1835.4 Johanne was baptized in Villerslev, Hassing herred, Thisted amt, Denmark, on 29 Nov 1835.4 Johanne died in Villerslev, Hassing herred, Thisted amt, Denmark, on 16 Jan 1837; she was 1.4 Buried on 22 Jan 1837 in Villerslev, Hassing herred, Thisted amt, Denmark.4
Poul Iversen Kirkegaard (Iver Poulsen Kirkegaard5, Poul Iversen Kirkegaard4, Iver Christensen3, Christen2, Christen -sen1) .
Born on 3 Jul 1837 in Villerslev, Hassing herred, Thisted amt, Denmark.4 Poul was baptized in Villerslev, Hassing herred, Thisted amt, Denmark, on 20 Aug 1837.4 Poul died in Medford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A., on 9 Nov 1918; he was 81.21 Buried on 12 Nov 1918 in Woburn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Poul Iversen Kirkegaard was a soldier in the Danish-Prussian War on 1864 (known to the Danes as the Second Schleswig War or the Slesvigkrig). The paperwork for the Commemoration medal issued to soldiers who fought in the Schleswig War, states that Poul Iversen Kirkegaard, who was born on 3 July 1837, was infantryman no. 510 in the 10th battalion, 2nd company. He served from 14 March 1864 to 19 August 1864. He was neither wounded nor captured. He was member 12584 on the Danske Våbenbrødres Selskab (Danish Military Brotherhood Association, a.k.a. the Danish Brotherhood), Thisted Chapter. He was recorded as a miller residing in Tved parish, Hillerslev district, Thisted county.
By statute on 27 October 1913 the Danish government created an annual pension (Hædersgaven) of Danish Kroner (DKK) 100.00 (which in 2005 would be about DKK 4900 or about US$800.00) for veterans of the Danish-Prussian War known in Denmark as the Second Slesvig War. Poul Iversen Kirkegaard applied for the Hædersgaven on 27 November 1913, and it was granted to him by the Finance Ministry in Copenhagen on 21 October 1914, journal entry no. 28049. His pension was sent via the Danish consulate in Boston. His application stated that he was born on 3 July 1837 and that he was a labourer residing at 20 Felton Street, Woburn, Mass. According to the application, he began military training in Copenhagen on 28 January 1864 and served in the 1st Battalion, 10th Regiment, 2nd Company as soldier no. 510.
Poul Iversen Kjerkegaard, his wife Marie Heloise Thomsen and their six children resided at Skjelsgaard Mølle, Norby village, Tved parish, Hillerslev district, Thisted County according to the 1870 Danish census. Poul Iversen Kjerkegaard was a miller (Møller). He was born at Villerslev parish, Hassing district, Thisted County. Marie Heloise Thomsen and the children were born at Skjelsgaard farm. The family employed a mill hand (Møllersvend) and a female servant.
Poul Iversen Kirkegaard, his wife Maria Heluise Thomsen and ten children resided at Nørby, Tved parish, Hillerslev district, Thisted County according to the 1880 Danish census. Poul Iversen Kirkekaard was a mill owner (møleier). He was born at Villerslev parish, Hassing district, Thisted County. Marie Heluise Thomsen and the children were born at Tved parish.
Poul Iversen Kirkegaard, his wife Marie Helouise Kirkegaard and three children – Knud Chr. Poulsen, Dusine Marie Paulsen and Poul Marin Poulsen – resided at Farverstræde, Thisted Købstad (market town), Hundborg district, Thisted County according to 1890 Danish census. Poul Iversen Kirkegaard was a miller (Møller). He was born at Villerslev, Hassing district, Thisted County. Marie Helouise Kirkegaard and the children were born at Tved, Hillerslev district, Thisted County.
During the late 1880s and 1890s, Poul Iversen Kirkegaard and Marie Heloise Thomsen resided at Farvergade (or Farverstræde), Thisted market town according to the 1890 Danish census. They resided at Farvergade 123 until 1899 when Marie Heloise Thomsen died after which Poul Iversen Kirkegaard immigrated to the United States to join his children.
Poul Kirkegaard emigrated from Denmark to the United States in April 1899. He travelled to the United States via Great Britain with his sons John and Karl Paulsen and niece Ottomine Petrine Pedersen. Poul Kirkegaard was residing in Thisted, Thisted County when he emigrated. His stated destination in the Danish emigration registration records was to be Boston, Massachusetts. He registered as a miller (Møller). He registered with the Danish police in Copenhagen on 14 April 1899. (Dansk Demografisk Database, Danish Emigrant Archives, 1899, contract 83200)
Poul Iversen Kirkegaard sailed from Southampton, England on the S.S. Louis. The ship departed on 22 April 1899 and arrived at New York, N.Y. on 29 April 1899. He was age 61. His stated occupation was miller. Poul I. Kirkegaard had U.S. $5.00. He was travelling to Boston to join his children at 20 Felton Street (no town listed). Sailing with him was Ottomine P. Pedersen. (Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957, T715-59)
Inger Paulsen, her father Poul Kirkegaard and her brothers John and Christian Paulsen resided at 49 Irving Street, Winchester, Massachusetts according to the 1900 U.S. federal census. Inger Paulsen was a boarding house keeper. She immigrated to the United States from Denmark in 1887 and appears to have been naturalized by 1900. Paul Kirkegaard emigrated in 1898 was not naturalized. John Paulsen was a painter. He emigrated in 1891 and not naturalized. Christian Paulsen was a machinist. He emigrated in 1892 and not naturalized. (T623-668, ED 995, p. 11b)
Poul Kirkegaard travelled from Denmark to the United States in September 1907. He travelled to the United States via Great Britain. Poul Kirkegaard was returning to Massachusetts and recorded his birth place as Villerslev, Thisted County, Denmark. His stated destination in the Danish emigration registration records was to be Boston, Massachusetts. He registered as a gardner (Gartner). He registered with the Danish police in Copenhagen on 7 September 1907. (Dansk Demografisk Database, Danish Emigrant Archives, 1907, contract 359300).
Poul Kirkegaard arrived at Boston, Massachusetts on 26 September 1907. He travelled on the SS Saxonia on 17 September 1907 from Liverpool, England to Boston. He was returning to Woburn, Massachusetts. He stated that his closest relative in Denmark was at Viborg. He was a gardner. (National Archives, Washington, D.C.: Boston, Massachusetts. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1891-1943. Micropublication T843. RG085, Roll No. 115)
The 1910 U.S. federal census states that Poul I. Kirkegaard resided with his daughter and her husband Caroline and Peter Stockholm at 20 Felton Street, Woburn, Massachusetts. He was a widower who immigrated to the United States from Denmark in 1890 and was not naturalized. (T624-607, ED 1075, p. 8b)
Family Media
On 11 Oct 1859 Poul married
Marie Heluise Thomsdatter, daughter of
Thomas Larsen Klit &
Dorthea Marie Nielsdatter, in Tved, Hillerslev herred, Thisted amt, Denmark.
22 Born on 24 Feb 1839 in Tved, Hillerslev herred, Thisted amt, Denmark.22 Marie Heluise was baptized in Tved, Hillerslev herred, Thisted amt, Denmark, on 24 Mar 1839.22 Marie Heluise died in Thisted, Hundborg herred, Thisted amt, Denmark, on 16 Jan 1899; she was 59.23 Buried on 27 Jan 1899 in Thisted, Hundborg herred, Thisted amt, Denmark.23
They had the following children:
Jens Iversen Kirkegaard (Iver Poulsen Kirkegaard5, Poul Iversen Kirkegaard4, Iver Christensen3, Christen2, Christen -sen1).
Born on 6 May 1839 in Villerslev, Hassing herred, Thisted amt, Denmark.4 Jens was baptized in Villerslev, Hassing herred, Thisted amt, Denmark, on 20 May 1839.4 Jens died in Odense, Odense herred, Odense amt, Denmark, on 3 Aug 1913; he was 74.24 Buried on 7 Aug 1913 in Viborg, Nørlyng herred, Viborg amt, Denmark.24
Jens Iversen Kirkegaard was listed separately from his mother Helvig Kirsten Jensdatter and step-father Lars Christensen Kirkegaard in the 1850 Danish census. He resided on the farm in Villerslev village and parish, Hassing district, Thisted County.
In the late 1860s, Jens Iversen Kirkegaard and his family resided at Sundby, Thisted County. When his first two children were born, the parish registers record that Jens Iversen Kirkegaard was a school teacher (skolelærer) and church warden (kirkeværge).
Jens Kirkegaard took his teaching courses and exams at Raum Seminarium (normal school) in 1862. He did some monthly temporary jobs in Thy and then spent seven years teaching at Sundby on Morsø. He was a school teacher ay Sønderby, Båg district, Odense County on Fyn (Funen) from about 1871 to 1876. From 1876 to at least 1885, he was a school teacher at Magleby, Stevns district, Præsto County on Sjælland. Eventually Jens was a school headmaster at Viborg, Nørlyng district, Viborg County.
The 1880 Danish census states that Jens Ivarsen Kirkegaard, his wife Erica Marie Bagger and five children resided at Magelby Skole (School), Magleby, Stevns district, Præsto County. He was a school teacher (Skolelærer). He was born at Villerslev, [Hassing district,] Thisted County. Erica Marie Bagger was born at Sundby on Mors, Thisted County as were Ivar Kirkegaard’s children Thyra Margrethe Louise Kirkegaard and Iver Kirkegaard. His son Johannes Kirkegaard was born at Sønderby in Odense County. The children of Jens Ivarsen Kirkegaard and Erica Marie Bagger were born in the parish. The family employed a servant girl (Tjenestepige) named Ane Marie Hansen from nearby Store Heddinge parish.
Jens Iversen Kirkegaard immigrated to the United States on 4 August 1905. According to the Danish Emigration Archives, he was born in Villerslev, Thisted County. He resided in Viborg at the time he emigrated. His occupation was listed as Inspektør (inspector). He was intending to travel to Boston, Massachusetts. Jens Iversen Kirkegaard departed Liverpool, England on 11 August 1905 and arrived at Boston, Massachusetts on 19 August 1905. He sailed on the S.S. Arabic. He was a widower and an Inspector by occupation according to the passenger list. He was going to the home of his son Gartner (Gardener) J. Kirkegaard at Shady Hill Nursery in Massachusetts. His residence in Denmark was at Viborg. He had U.S. $50.00. (Dansk Demografisk Database, Danish Emigrant Archives, 1905, contract 411700; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1891-1943, T843, RG 085, roll 86)
Jens Ivarsen Kirkegaard apparently returned to Denmark. He died at Odense, Fyn, Denmark. He was buried at Viborg, Nørlyng district, Viborg County. The parish records of Viborg Sortebrødre Kirke in Viborg state that he was a school inspector (Skolinspektør) for the justice council (Justitsråd) at Odense. He was the widower of Erika (née Bagger) Kirkegaard according to the parish records.
Jens Iversen Kirkegaard’s two sons immigrated to the United States on 18 March 1891. They travelled on the ship S.S. Hekla. Ivar Kirkegaard was a teacher. Johannes Kirkegaard was a gardener. Their destination was Boston, Massachusetts.
Abt 1866 Jens first married
Dorthea Katrine Kappel, daughter of
Anders Pedersen Kappel &
Christiane Grønlund, in Denmark.
Born on 10 Aug 1837 in Hundborg, Hundborg herred, Thisted amt, Denmark.20 Dorthea Katrine was baptized in Hundborg, Hundborg herred, Thisted amt, Denmark, on 11 Aug 1837.20 Dorthea Katrine was baptized in Hundborg, Hundborg herred, Thisted amt, Denmark, on 11 Sep 1837.20 Dorthea Katrine died in Sønderby, Båg herred, Odense amt, Denmark, on 17 Dec 1875; she was 38.25 Buried on 23 Dec 1875 in Sønderby, Båg herred, Odense amt, Denmark.25
They had the following children:
On 1 Nov 1876 Jens second married
Erika Marie Bagger in Sundby, Morsø Nørre herred, Thisted amt, Denmark.
25 Born on 11 Aug 1851 in Sundby, Morsø Nørre herred, Thisted amt, Denmark. Erika Marie was baptized in Sundby, Morsø Nørre herred, Thisted amt, Denmark, on 12 Aug 1851. Erika Marie was baptized in Sundby, Morsø Nørre herred, Thisted amt, Denmark, on 20 Oct 1851. Erika Marie died bef 1905; she was 53.
They had the following children:
Iversine Iversen Kirkegaard (Iver Poulsen Kirkegaard5, Poul Iversen Kirkegaard4, Iver Christensen3, Christen2, Christen -sen1).
Born on 15 Jun 1841 in Villerslev, Hassing herred, Thisted amt, Denmark.4 Iversine was baptized in Villerslev, Hassing herred, Thisted amt, Denmark, on 20 Jun 1841.4 Iversine died in Thisted, Hundborg herred, Thisted amt, Denmark, on 3 Aug 1921; she was 80.23 Buried on 9 Aug 1921 in Thisted, Hundborg herred, Thisted amt, Denmark.23
On 2 Dec 1862 Iversine married
Christen Pedersen, son of
Peder Christensen &
Inger Enevoldsdatter, in Villerslev, Hassing herred, Thisted amt, Denmark.
4 Born on 24 Jan 1838 in Villerslev, Hassing herred, Thisted amt, Denmark.4 Christen died in Thisted, Hundborg herred, Thisted amt, Denmark, on 19 Mar 1920; he was 82.23 Buried on 25 Mar 1920 in Thisted, Hundborg herred, Thisted amt, Denmark.23
The 1870 Danish census states that Kristen Pedersen, his wife Ivar Sinne Pedersen and their three daughters resided at Malle village, Sennels parish, Hillerslev district, Thisted County. Kristen Pedersen was a renter (Indsidder) and a fisherman (Fisker). He was born at Vibberstoft, Villerslev parish, Hassing district, Thisted County. Iversine [Iversdatter] Pedersen and daughter Inger Marie Pedersen were born at Villerslev parish. Hedevig Marie Pedersen was born at Skallerup, Morsø Nørre district, Thisted County. Maren Pedersen was born in the parish. The family employed a servant girl (Tjenestepige).
Christen Pedersen, his wife Iversine Iversen Kjerkegaard and their children resided at Nors village and parish, Thisted County according to the 1880 Danish census. Christen Pedersen was a listed as a head of household (husfader) which likely meant that he was a farmer. Iversine Iversen Kjerkegaard was the district midwife (distriktsjordmoder). They and their eldest daughter were born in Villerslev, Thisted County. Their daughter Hedvig Kjerstine Pedersen was born at Torup village, Skallerup parish, Morsø Nørre district, Thisted County while daughter Maren and Hanne Pedersen were born at nearby Sennels parish, Thisted County. The younger children were all born at Nors parish.
The 1890 Danish census states that Kristen Pedersen, his wife Ivarsine Iversen Kirkegaard and four children resided at Sejerslev, Morsø Nørre district, Thisted County. Kristen Pedersen was a fisherman (Fisker). Ivarsine Iversen Kirkegaard was a midwife (Jordmoder). They were both born at Villerslev, [Hassing district,] Thisted County. Their daughter Hanne Pedersen was born at Sennels, [Hillerslev district], Thisted County. Their youngest children Ivar Kjerkegaard, Dorthe Katrine and Otomine Petrine Pedersen were born at Nors, [Hillerslev district,] Thisted County.
They had the following children: