Brief Life History of Peder
When Peder Heilesen was born in 1709, in Ugilt, Sejlstrup, Denmark, his father, Hejle Mortensen, was 41 and his mother, Mrs. Heile Mortensen, was 40. He married Ingeborg Larsdatter on 8 January 1747. They were the parents of at least 5 daughters. He died on 27 December 1771, in his hometown, at the age of 62, and was buried in Ugilt, Sejlstrup, Denmark.
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- Peder Hejlesen in entry for Ell. Pedersen, "Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923"
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World Events (6)
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
form of the name of the best-known of all Christ's apostles, traditionally regarded as the founder of the Christian Church. The name derives, via Latin, from Greek petros ‘stone, rock’. This is used as a translation of the Aramaic byname Cephas, given to the apostle Simon son of Jona, to distinguish him from another of the same name ( Simon Zelotes ). ‘When Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone’ (John 1:42). According to Matthew 16:17–18, Christ says more explicitly, ‘Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona … thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church’. The name has been in continuous use since the Middle Ages.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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