Brief Life History of Christen
When Christen Gregersen was born in 1697, his father, Gregers Bødker, was 40 and his mother, Anne Nielsdatter, was 50. He married Margrethe Jensen Smed in 1720, in Tranum, Ålborghus, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 28 April 1754, in Tranum, Øster Han, Hjørring, Denmark, at the age of 57, and was buried in Tranum, Tranum, Øster Han, Hjørring, Denmark.
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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: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Nils, Aksel, Bjorn, Dagny, Juel. German Hans, Detlef, Erna, Hermann, Jurgen.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Greger(s) (see Gregory ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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