Brief Life History of Niels JENSEN
When Niels JENSEN Orm was born about 1675, in Åstrup, Nykøbing, Denmark, his father, Jens Orm, was 30 and his mother, Mrs Jens Orm, was 26. He married Anne Eltze Festing about 1706. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died on 7 April 1747, in his hometown, at the age of 73, and was buried in Åstrup, Nykøbing, Denmark.
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- Niels Jensen Orm, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Niels Orm in entry for Bodild Margrette, "Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923"
- Niels Jensen Orm, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
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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
Scottish (Angus): of uncertain origin; Black suggests it may be a habitational name from a place in England called Oram or Orem, or possibly a variant of Orme .
Probably also an altered form of German Ohrem, a habitational name from a place near Wolfenbüttel called O(h)rum.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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