Brief Life History of Peder
When Peder Nielsen was born in 1795, in Munke Bjergby, Sorø, Denmark, his father, Niels Pedersen, was 29 and his mother, Bodil Pedersdatter, was 26. He married Sidse Jensdatter on 21 May 1826, in Pedersborg, Alsted, Sorø, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 7 January 1854, in Pedersborg, Alsted, Sorø, Denmark, at the age of 59, and was buried in Pedersborg, Alsted, Sorø, Denmark.
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- Peder Nielsen, "Denmark Census, 1850"
- Peder Nielsen, "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Peder Nielsen - Death 1854, p. 1
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World Events (7)
1796 · Odense Teater
Odense Teater is Denmark's second oldest theater and one of the country's three main theaters. It is where Hans Christian Andersen started as a writer and is where The Pillars of Society was first performed.
1805 · Christianso Lighthouse
The Christianso Lighthouse is one of Denmark's oldest lighthouses and the first to have a flashing light. It was built on the island of Christianso in the northern Baltic Sea.
1814
Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Jorgen, Knud, Lars, Nels, Bent, Borge, Holger, Ove, Einer, Oluf.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Niels, a shortened form of Nikolaus (see Nicholas ). Compare Nielson , Neilsen , Nelsen , Nilsen , and Nilson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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