Brief Life History of Neils Thomas
When Neils Thomas Degn was born in 1658, in Thisted, Viborg, Denmark, his father, Thomas Degn, was 27 and his mother, Mette Rollassen, was 23. He married Mrs Neils Thomas Degn in 1694, in Thisted, Viborg, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 8 daughters.
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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, Otto, Erik.
Swedish and Danish: occupational name from degn ‘deacon’, from Latin diaconus ‘servant’.
German: variant of Degen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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