Brief Life History of Knud
When Knud Jespersen was born in August 1713, in Storvorde, Ålborghus, Denmark, his father, Jesper Povelsen, was 50 and his mother, Maren Knudsdatter, was 40. He died in September 1758, in his hometown, at the age of 45, and was buried in Storvorde, Ålborghus, Denmark.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Knud, "Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923"
Parents and Siblings
1663–1723 Male
1674–1741 Female
Siblings (10)
1701–1702 Male
1703–1774 Male
1704–1760 Female
1706–1706 Female
1707–1748 Female
+5 More Children
World Events (4)
1729
Age 16
1730 · Danish Asia Company
Age 17
1742 · Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
Age 29
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.
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