Knud Jespersen

Brief Life History of Knud

When Knud Jespersen was born in August 1713, in Storvorde, Ålborghus, Denmark, his father, Jesper Povelsen, was 51 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

Jesper Povelsen
1663–1723
Maren Knudsdatter
1674–1741
Knud Jespersen
1701–1702
Povl Jespersen
1703–1774
Sophie Jespersdatter
1704–1760
Kirsten Jespersdatter
1706–1706
Anne Jespersdatter
1707–1748
Kirsten Jespersdatter
1710–1761
Mette Jespersdatter
1711–1758
Knud Jespersen
1713–1758
Michel Jespersen
1717–1759
Jens Jespersen
1719–1799

Sources (1)

  • Knud, "Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923"

World Events (4)

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.

1742 · Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters

The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters is a non-governmental science Academy founded in 1742 for the purpose of advancements of science in Denmark.

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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