Anna Andersen

Female24 April 1730–

Brief Life History of Anna

When Anna Andersen was born on 24 April 1730, her father, Anders Pedersen Knak, was 29 and her mother, Margrete Olufsdatter, was 28.

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Family Time Line

Anders Pedersen Knak
1701–1748
Margrete Olufsdatter
1701–1733
Anna Andersen
1730–
Mette Andersdatter
1731–
Kirsten Andersen Knak
1733–

Sources (1)

  • Anna, "Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (3)

World Events (8)

1737 · Meyercrones Stiftelse

Age 7

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.

1742 · Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters

Age 12

The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters is a non-governmental science Academy founded in 1742 for the purpose of advancements of science in Denmark.

1762 · Old City Hall (Aalborg)

Age 32

The Old City Hall was built in 1762 and served as the city hall until 1912. the Hall was modelled after the City Hall that was destroyed in the Copenhagen Fire in 1795. Today the building is used only for ceremonial and representative purposes.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Lars, Nels, Per, Anders, Holger, Jorgen, Thor, Bjorn, Helmer, Alf.

Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas . Compare Anderson 1.

Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersson 2.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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