Brief Life History of Lorents
When Lorents Clausen was born in 1737, in Gjøl, Gjøl, Ålborghus, Denmark, his father, Claus Lorentsen, was 36 and his mother, Karen Knudsdatter, was 23. He married Johanne Laursdatter on 6 November 1774, in Gjøl, Gjøl, Ålborghus, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 20 May 1777, in Gjøl, Hvetbo, Hjørring, Denmark, at the age of 40, and was buried in Gjøl, Hvetbo, Hjørring, Denmark.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Lorents Clausen, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Lorentz Clausen, "Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923"
- Lorentz Clausen in entry for Anne Lorentzen, "Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923"
Spouse and Children
1737–1777 Male
1749–1838 Female
Children (1)
1777–1820 Female
Parents and Siblings
1701–1759 Male
1715–1765 Female
Siblings (5)
1730– Female
1731– Male
1733– Male
1734–1788 Female
1737–1777 Male
World Events (4)
1737 · Meyercrones Stiftelse
Age 0
1742 · Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
Age 5
1762 · Old City Hall (Aalborg)
Age 25
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Holger, Bente, Ingard, Niels, Ansgar, Astrid, Bent, Bjorn, Erik, Evald, Jorgen, Knud.
North German, Danish, and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Claus , a shortened form of Nikolaus (see Nicholas ). In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the variants Claussen and Klausen . Compare Clauson 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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