When Jochum Fredrik Pedersen was born in 1682, in Bagterp, Bistrup, Vennebjerg, Hjørring, Denmark, his father, Peder Laursen Dyrskjøt, was 52 and his mother, Kirsten Jensdatter Steen, was 39. He married Karen Christensdatter about 1715, in Tårs, Børglum, Hjørring, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died in 1766, in Tårs, Børglum, Hjørring, Denmark, at the age of 84, and was buried in Tårs, Tårs, Børglum, Hjørring, Denmark.
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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.
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.
Greenland becomes Danish province.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Niels, Bjorn, Knud, Nils, Anders, Jorgen, Egil, Einer, Knut, Peer.
Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Peder (see Peter ). This surname is also found in northern Germany. Compare Petersen 2 and Peterson 1.
English: variant of Peterson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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