Brief Life History of Claus
Claus Ericsen was born in 1796, in Sankt Mikkels, Slagelse, Sorø, Denmark. He married Bodil Jacobsdatter on 6 May 1828, in Slots Bjergby, Antvorskov, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Slagelse, Sankt Peders, Slagelse, Sorø, Denmark for about 20 years. He died on 29 November 1866, in Landsgrav, Sankt Peders, Slagelse, Sorø, Denmark, at the age of 70, and was buried in Slagelse, Sankt Peders, Slagelse, Sorø, Denmark.
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- Hans Eriksen, "Denmark Census, 1860"
- Claus Erichsen, "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Death and burial of Claus Eriksen 1866 - Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941; pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-33522-18042-16
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1796 · Odense Teater
Odense Teater is Denmark's second oldest theater and one of the country's three main theaters. It is where Hans Christian Andersen started as a writer and is where The Pillars of Society was first performed.
1805 · Christianso Lighthouse
The Christianso Lighthouse is one of Denmark's oldest lighthouses and the first to have a flashing light. It was built on the island of Christianso in the northern Baltic Sea.
1818 · Danmarks Nationalbank
Danmarks Nationalbank is the central bank of the Kingdom of Denmark and serves as an independent and credible institution that issues the krone, the Danish currency. The bank undertakes all functions related to the management of the Danish central-government debt.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Morten, Alf, Johan, Aase, Bjorn, Einer, Fredrik, Helle, Iver, Knud.
Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Erik, from Old Norse Eiríkr (see Erickson ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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