When Margarethe Nielsdatter was christened on 15 July 1725, in Hasseris, Ålborg, Denmark, her father, Niels Pouelsen, was 29 and her mother, Mette Justsdatter, was 39. She married Peder Jensen on 5 October 1752, in Ålborg, Vor Frue, Århus, Århus, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter.
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Greenland becomes Danish province.
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.
The Old City Hall was built in 1762 and served as the city hall until 1912. the Hall was modelled after the City Hall that was destroyed in the Copenhagen Fire in 1795. Today the building is used only for ceremonial and representative purposes.
from Greek. See Margaret .
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