When Christen Rasmussen was christened on 25 September 1712, in Randers, Denmark, his father, Rasmus Jensen, was 55 and his mother, Birthe Sørensdatter, was 30. He married Anne Scrensen on 27 June 1755.
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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.
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.
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 .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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