When Peder Christian Thomsen was born on 16 July 1866, in Understed, Børglum, Denmark, his father, Thomas Christian Larsen, was 41 and his mother, Inger Marie Thomasdatter, was 32. He married Karen Marie Nielsen on 11 April 1893, in Elling, Åstrup, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Understed, Dronninglund, Hjørring, Denmark in 1870 and Elling, Horns, Hjørring, Denmark for about 15 years. He died on 19 November 1932, in Hjørring, Denmark, at the age of 66, and was buried in Elling, Åstrup, Denmark.
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Magasin is a Danish chain of department stores that was founded in 1868 in Copenhagen and still exists today. They can be found in Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, and the UK.
World War I. Denmark remains neutral throughout the war.
The United States take possession of the Virgin Islands. The islands are purchased from Denmark for $25 million the year before.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Bent, Carsten, Einer, Nels, Sven, Viggo, Aksel, Anders, Astrid, Bjorn.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from a short form of the personal name Thomas . This surname is also found in the Netherlands. Compare Thompson and Thomson .
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