Brief Life History of Gertrud
When Gertrud Jochumsdatter was born on 7 January 1776, in Handrup, Dråby, Mols, Randers, Denmark, her father, Jochum Pedersen Høgh, was 40 and her mother, Mette Sofie Jensdatter, was 42. She married Peder Christiansen Boserup on 3 May 1803, in Handrup, Dråby, Mols, Randers, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Tved, Mols, Randers, Denmark for about 21 years. She died on 24 February 1859, in Tillerup, Tved, Kalø, Denmark, at the age of 83, and was buried in Tillerup, Tved, Kalø, Denmark.
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Family Time Line
Sources (28)
- Gjertrud Boserup in household of Jacob Boserup, "Denmark Census, 1855"
- Giertrud Juchumsdr, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Gjertrud Sórensdatter in entry for Jacob Bosserup, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
Spouse and Children
1780–1841 Male
1776–1859 Female
Children (8)
1800– Female
1804–1805 Male
1806–1823 Female
1808–1811 Male
1811–1812 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1736–1809 Male
1735–1797 Female
Siblings (5)
1768–1768 Female
1769–1770 Male
1770–1822 Male
1773– Male
1776–1859 Female
World Events (7)
1789 · Old Artillery Barracks, Christianshavn
Age 13
1792 · Det Classenske Fideicommis
Age 16
1805 · Christianso Lighthouse
Age 29
Name Meaning
from gēr, gār ‘spear’ + þrūþ ‘strength’; the name of two famous 13th-century nuns of the Cistercian Abbey of Helfta near Eisleben, whose spiritual writings had a great influence.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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