Margrethe Jørgensdatter Dam

Brief Life History of Margrethe

When Margrethe Jørgensdatter Dam was born on 30 April 1693, in Vesterø, Hjørring, Denmark, her father, Jørgen Pedersen, was 11690 and her mother, Maren Lauritzdatter Dam, was 31. She married Lars Berthelsen Gaarn on 6 August 1723, in Vesterø, Hjørring, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died in 1766, at the age of 73, and was buried in Vesterø, Hjørring, Denmark.

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Family Time Line

Lars Berthelsen Gaarn
1698–1735
Margrethe Jørgensdatter Dam
1693–1766
Marriage: 6 August 1723
Berthel Larsen Dam
1723–1796

Sources (4)

  • Margrete Jorgensdr, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
  • Margrete Jørgensdatter in entry for Niels Poulsen, "Denmark, Probate Indexes, 1674-1851"
  • Mergrete Jorgensen, "Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923"

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World Events (6)

1701 · Oldest Naval Academy in the World

The Royal Danish Naval Academy was established in 1701 to educate then commission all officers into the Royal Danish Navy. It is the oldest, still-existing, officers' academy in the world.

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.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Hung, Hoa, Tuan, Ngoc, Thanh, Binh, Chanh, Duc, Hiep, Minh, Nu, Tien. Southeast Asian Hong, Chan, Dong, Hon, Man, Oi, Ok, Phoung, Sang, Sokhom, Sun.

Vietnamese (Đàm): from the Chinese surnames 譚, 谈 and 覃, see Tan 1-3.

Cambodian: written ដាំ, possibly of Vietnamese origin (see above). The surname ដាំ also corresponds to the Khmer word meaning e.g. ‘to plant’.

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

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