When Dorethe Rasmussen was christened on 16 July 1719, in Ginnerup, Djurs Nørre, Randers, Denmark, her father, Rasmus Jensen, was 62 and her mother, Birthe Sørensdatter, was 37. She married Niels Rasmusen on 14 October 1748, in Ginnerup, Kalø, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 1 son.
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Greenland becomes Danish province.
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.
Meyercrones Stiftelse was founded by the widow of Henning de Meyercrone after he had served as Danish envoy in France. Christiane Meyercrone, Henning's widow, managed the property until her death in 1738. Her niece became the new manager of the foundation and arranged for its charter to be written in 1830. The original, small building was replaced by a larger building in 1933.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Lars, Jorgen, Niels, Bent, Holger, Thor, Borge, Knute, Per, Alf.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Rasmus .
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