Svend Jespersen Dam

26 May 1806–2 April 1839
Vesterø, Hjørring, Denmark

The Life Summary of Svend

When Svend Jespersen Dam was christened on 26 May 1806, in Vesterø, Hjørring, Denmark, his father, Jesper Larsen Dam, was 23 and his mother, Else Joergensdatter Svendsdatter Drage Sundt, was 26. He married Anne Cathrine Pedersdatter Jerup on 18 November 1829, in Vesterø, Hjørring, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 2 April 1839, in his hometown, at the age of 32, and was buried in Vesterø, Hjørring, Denmark.

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Family Time Line

Svend Jespersen Dam
1806–1839
Anne Cathrine Pedersdatter Jerup
1804–1867
Marriage: 18 November 1829
Else Svendsdatter Dam
1830–1830
Jesper Svendsen Dam
1831–1906
Jens Peder Svendsen Dam
1834–1834
Maren Pedersdatter Svendsdatter Dam
1835–1836
Anne Cathrine Svendsdatter Dam
1837–1910

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    18 November 1829Vesterø, Hjørring, Denmark
    • Children

    (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (3)

    World Events (4)

    1808 · Dannebrogordenens Haederstegn
    Dannebrogordenens Haederstegn, The Cross of Honour of the Order of the Dannebrog, is an award connected to the Danish Order of the Dannebrog. The cross was instituted by King Frederick VI of Denmark and Norway on June 28, 1808 and was named Dannebrogsmendenes Haederstegn until 1952. The award is given to any Dane who has provided a service to Denmark through a noble deed. The cross is considered an additional recognition if awarded to someone who is already a holder of the Order.
    1814
    Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden.
    1818 · Danmarks Nationalbank
    Danmarks Nationalbank is the central bank of the Kingdom of Denmark and serves as an independent and credible institution that issues the krone, the Danish currency. The bank undertakes all functions related to the management of the Danish central-government debt.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Aksel, Eilif, Jorgen, Maija, Niels, Sigfred, Sten. German Otto.Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Jesper, Danish and Low German form of Kasper and Kaspar , equivalents of Casper .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Jesperson
    Kasper
    Jasperson

    Sources (14)

    • Svend Jerspersen Dahm, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
    • Svend Jeppesen Dahm, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
    • Svend Jespersen in entry for Maren Pedersd, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"

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