Mette Sofrensdatter

Female15 April 1703–

Brief Life History of Mette

When Mette Sofrensdatter was born on 15 April 1703, in Kastbjerg, Dronningborg, Denmark, her father, Søfren Thomasen Rygaard, was 39 and her mother, Anna Pedersdatter, was 33.

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Family Time Line

Søfren Thomasen Rygaard
1664–1734
Anna Pedersdatter
1669–1758
Anna Marie Søfrensdatter
1690–
Anna Sofrensdr
1692–1761
Thomas Sorfensen
1694–1721
Kirsten Sofrensdatter
1696–
Maren Sofrensdatter
1698–
Peder Søfrensen
1699–1768
Anders Sofrensen
1703–
Mette Sofrensdatter
1703–
Hans Søfrensen Rygaard
1707–1763

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    Siblings (9)

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    World Events (8)

    1713 · Royal Danish Military Academy

    Age 10

    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 26

    Greenland becomes Danish province.

    1737 · Meyercrones Stiftelse

    Age 34

    Meyercrones Stiftelse was founded by the widow of Henning de Meyercrone after he had served as Danish envoy in France. Christiane Meyercrone, Henning's widow, managed the property until her death in 1738. Her niece became the new manager of the foundation and arranged for its charter to be written in 1830. The original, small building was replaced by a larger building in 1933.

    Name Meaning

    An extremely common given name from the Middle Ages onwards, derived via Old French Marguerite and Latin Margarita from Greek Margarītēs, from margaron ‘pearl’, a word ultimately of Hebrew origin. The name was always understood to mean ‘pearl’ throughout the Middle Ages. The first St Margaret was martyred at Antioch in Pisidia during the persecution instigated by the Emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century. However, there is some doubt about her name, as the same saint is venerated in the Orthodox Church as Marina . There were several other saintly bearers of the name, including St Margaret of Scotland ( d. 1093 ), wife of King Malcolm Canmore and daughter of Edmund Ironside of England. It was also the name of the wife of Henry VI of England, Margaret of Anjou ( 1430–82 ), and of Margaret Tudor ( 1489–1541 ), sister of Henry VIII , who married James IV of Scotland and ruled as regent there after his death. See also Margery , Marjorie .

    Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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