Brief Life History of Maren
When Maren Nielsen was born in 1702, in Tårs, Børglum, Hjørring, Denmark, her father, Anders Nielsen, was 40 and her mother, Birgite Sørensen, was 36. She married Søren Jensen on 15 November 1739, in Borup, Tårs, Børglum, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She died on 16 July 1741, in her hometown, at the age of 39, and was buried in Tårs, Børglum, Hjørring, Denmark.
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Sources (5)
- Maren Nielsdr, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Maren, "Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923"
- Maren Nielsdr in entry for Anne Sorensen, "Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923"
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World Events (4)
1713 · Royal Danish Military Academy
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
Greenland becomes Danish province.
1730 · Danish Asia Company
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.
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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