Michael Abrahamsen
1714–1742 (Age 28)
Vivild, Randers, Denmark
The Life of Michael
When Michael Abrahamsen was born in 1714, in Vivild, Randers, Denmark, his father, Abraham Nielsen, was 30 and his mother, Maren Michelsdatter, was 38. He died about 1742, in his hometown, at the age of 28, and was buried in Vivild, Randers, Denmark.
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Family Time Line
Abraham Nielsen
1684–1752
Maren Michelsdatter
1676–1755
Ane Abrahamsdatter
1712–
Karen Abrahamsdatter
1713–1773
Maren Abrahamsdatter
1717–1717
Michael Abrahamsen
1714–1742
Niels Abrahamsen
1719–1773
Kiersten Abrahamsdatter
1722–1873
Parents and Siblings
1684–1752Male
1676–1755Female
siblings
(6)
1712–Female
1713–1773Female
1714–1742Male
1717–1717Female
1719–1773Male
+1 More Child
World Events (4)
1729
Age 15
Greenland becomes Danish province.
1730 · Danish Asia Company
Age 16
The Danish Asiatic Company was a trading company established to revive the dwindling Danish trade with the East Indies and China. It was taken over by the Danish government in 1772 and continued to run until around 1843.
1737 · Meyercrones Stiftelse
Age 23
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
Dutch, North German, Danish, and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Abraham .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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