Tørres Christensen
Deceased Person
1664 –
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Who is Tørres Christensen?
Tørres Christensen was a Norwegian merchant, landowner and ship owner. He was born at Nedenes in Øyestad in current Arendal. He settled in Mandal in 1687, where he married Karen Mortensdatter, daughter of the leading merchant of the town. After the death of his father-in-law in 1691, Christensen took over the business in Mandal. He also expanded by establishing as a merchant and shipowner in Kristiansand. During the Great Northern War he controlled large parts of the timber trade from Mandalen. He died in Mandal in 1721.
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