Parish records say Marie was baptized at home 30 January 1842, and in the church 26 June 1842 . Witnesses were Mariane Jensdatter from Koldkjaer, Karen Jensdatter from Bjerget, and farmers Anders Rotb²l from Kaerup, Jens Jensen from Rotb²l, and Svend Diernes from Lund. The following information comes from Cai Mygind's book on families from Hanherred and Hillerslev Herred, pages 58-60: Marie was born in Rotb²lgard just seven months before her father died. Her mother remarried when she was two years old, and Marie grew up with four half siblings on the farm Madsb²l in Hjardemêal Klit. She is said to have been a beauty, but 'a bit improvident.' Marie left home early to earn a living, and by 1861 at age 19 she was a maid with Christen Kvolsgêard at Bjerget. In 1868 she lived at Haverslev, but the year after returned to Lild to become a maid with her late aunt Karoline's husband, Christen Jensen Vabesgêard at the farm Myrupgard. In 1871 she was at home with her mother and brother at Karet and had a daughter by farmhand Niels Christian Thomsen, who acknowledged paternity. In 1878 she had another daughter, the father of whom was said to be farmhand Anders Jensen from the farm Norgêard at Vust. It is said Marie and Anders were not allowed to marry. Marie went home to Lild with her baby, placing her older daughter with Marie's brother Christian Caspersen and family in Nedergard at T²mmerby. The 1890 census shows her back in Myrupgard, now owned by her cousin, Kasper Christensen Djernes Vabesgêard. Family tradition says Marie's older daughter Karoline refused a suitor, who then turned to Marie. In any case, Marie married widower Niels Christian Nielsen, called Christian Sondermolle, a man 17 years her junior, in 1895. They apparently lived happily in Lund until Marie's death.