Brief Life History of Soren Nielsen
When Soren Nielsen Velling was born on 1 April 1714, in Nørup, Egtved, Vejle, Denmark, his father, Niels Andersen Velling, was 31 and his mother, Maren Mortensdatter, was 27. He married Pernilla Thomsen on 12 August 1744, in Randbøl, Tørrild, Vejle, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 2 July 1767, in his hometown, at the age of 53, and was buried in Nørup, Egtved, Vejle, Denmark.
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1729
Greenland becomes Danish province.
1730 · Danish Asia Company
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.
1744 · Hirschholm Palace
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.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Peelings in Westham (Sussex). The placename probably derives from an Old English personal name, Pydel, + the group name suffix -ingas.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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