Christen Jensen Bodker
1661–22 July 1742 (Age 81)
Klitten, Nordjylland, Denmark
The Life Summary of Christen Jensen
Christen Jensen Bodker was born in 1661. He married Zitsel Jensdatter in 1691, in Klitten, Nordjylland, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He died on 22 July 1742, in Denmark, at the age of 81.
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Family Time Line
Christen Jensen Bodker
1661–1742
Zitsel Jensdatter
1669–1749
Marriage: 1691
Mikkel Christensen Bodker
1690–
Christen Jensen
1691–1740
Christen Christensen
1691–
Anders Christensen Bodker
1692–
Spouse and Children
1661–1742Male
1669–1749Female
Children
(4)
1690–Male
1691–1740Male
1691–Male
1692–Male
World Events (4)
1701 · Oldest Naval Academy in the World
Age 40
1701 · Oldest Naval Academy in the World
Age 40
The Royal Danish Naval Academy was established in 1701 to educate then commission all officers into the Royal Danish Navy. It is the oldest, still-existing, officers' academy in the world.
1713 · Royal Danish Military Academy
Age 52
1713 · Royal Danish Military Academy
Age 52
The Royal Danish Military Academy educated and commissioned all officers for the Royal Danish Army. The Military Academy function was initiated in 1713 by request of King Frederick IV on inspiration from the Naval Academy.
1729
Age 68
1729
Age 68
Greenland becomes Danish province.
Name Meaning
Dutch and North German (Bödeker): occupational name for a cooper, from Middle Low German bodek ‘tub’, ‘vat’ + the agent suffix -er. Compare Boecker .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Boecker
Boddicker
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