When Erich Pedersen was born in 1723, in Øster Brønderslev, Børglum, Hjørring, Denmark, his father, Peder Jensen, was 43 and his mother, Karen Andersdatter, was 36. He married Anne Marie Jensdatter on 2 November 1773, in Ålborg, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 30 September 1803, in Nejst, Øster Brønderslev, Børglum, Hjørring, Denmark, at the age of 80.
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Greenland becomes Danish province.
The Danish Asiatic Company was a trading company established to revive the dwindling Danish trade with the East Indies and China. It was taken over by the Danish government in 1772 and continued to run until around 1843.
Hirschholm Palace was a royal palace located in present-day Horsholm municipality just north of Copenhagen. It was one of the finest buildings of its time and became known as the Versailles of the North. It developed a bad reputation in connection with its role in the affair between Johann Friedrich Struensee and Queen Caroline Mathilda in the 1770s. After that it fell into disrepair and was demolished in 1809.
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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