When Jørgen Madsen was born in 1667, in Rutsker, Bornholm, Denmark, his father, Mads Ibsen Høg, was 46 and his mother, Kirsten Jensdatter, was 23. He married Bendte Laursdatter on 5 August 1698, in Bodilsker, Bornholm, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died in 1740, in Aaker, Åkirkeby, Bornholm, Denmark, at the age of 73, and was buried in Aaker, Åkirkeby, Bornholm, 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, Nels, Jorgen, Per, Viggo, Anders, Carsten, Niels, Thor, Alf, Einer, Jeppe.
Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Mads, a pet form of Mat(t)hias or Mat(t)heus (see Matthew ). This surname is also found in northern Germany. Compare Madson , Matson , and Mattson .
English: variant of Madson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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