Brief Life History of Josephsen
When Josephsen was born in 1690, in Bodilsker, Bornholm, Denmark, his father, Joseph Erichsen, was 33 and his mother, Karen Rasmusdatter, was 32.
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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
Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Ute.
Danish: patronymic from the personal name Joseph . Compare Josephson .
Americanized form (and a rare Norwegian variant) of Norwegian and Danish Josefsen, a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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