When Mette Sorensdatter was born on 7 November 1734, in Ovenskov, Louns, Mariager Klosters, Denmark, her father, Soren Foulum, was 44 and her mother, Doretta Nielsdatter, was 47. She married Anders Andersen on 17 March 1762, in Alstrup, Mariager Klosters, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 21 October 1802, in Alstrup, Mariager Klosters, Denmark, at the age of 67.
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Meyercrones Stiftelse was founded by the widow of Henning de Meyercrone after he had served as Danish envoy in France. Christiane Meyercrone, Henning's widow, managed the property until her death in 1738. Her niece became the new manager of the foundation and arranged for its charter to be written in 1830. The original, small building was replaced by a larger building in 1933.
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.
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.
vernacular form of Margareta .
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