Anne Stephansen

Brief Life History of Anne

When Anne Stephansen was christened on 5 April 1705, in Bjergby, Åstrup, Denmark, her father, Stephan Toplund Jensen, was 52 and her mother, Birgite Lauridzdatter, was 31. She died about 1742, in her hometown, at the age of 38.

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Family Time Line

Stephan Toplund Jensen
1653–1738
Birgite Lauridzdatter
1675–
Laust Stepensen
1701–
Jens Stephansen
1703–1742
Anne Stephansen
1705–1742
Christen Stephansen
1706–
Christen Stephansen
1706–
Hans Stephansen
1708–1784
Anne Stephansen
1711–
Soren Stephansen
1715–1716
Soren Stephansen
1716–
Stephansen
1718–1718

Sources (1)

  • Anne Stevenson, "Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923"

World Events (5)

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

Some characteristic forenames: German Erna, Kurt.

Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Stephen (see Steven ). Compare Stephenson .

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

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