Niels Jacobson

Brief Life History of Niels

When Niels Jacobson was born in January 1715, in Sporup, Skanderborg, Denmark, his father, Jacob Poulsen, was 50 and his mother, Karen Nielsdatter, was 37. He married Maren Jorgensdatter on 30 October 1743, in Nebel, Voer, Skanderborg, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died in May 1784, in his hometown, at the age of 69, and was buried in Sporup, Skanderborg, Denmark.

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Family Time Line

Niels Jacobson
1715–1784
Maren Jorgensdatter
1716–1755
Marriage: 30 October 1743
Karen Nielsdatter
1745–
Berte Nielsdatter
1747–
Jacob Nielsen
1748–
Jens Nielsen
1750–1751
Johanne Nielsdatter
1752–1829
Jacob Nielsen
1754–

Sources (18)

  • Niels Jacobsen, "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916"
  • Niels Jacobsen in entry for Jacob, "Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923"
  • Niels Jacobsen, "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916"

World Events (6)

1729

Greenland becomes Danish province.

1730 · Danish Asia Company

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.

1737 · Meyercrones Stiftelse

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.

Name Meaning

English, Swedish, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): patronymic from the personal name Jacob denoting ‘Jacob's son’. In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognates from other languages, including Scandinavian (see 2 below) and, in some cases, Croatian Jakobović (which is from the personal name Jakob ).

Americanized form of Swedish Jacobsson or Jakobsson and Danish, Norwegian, North German, or Dutch Jacobsen or Jakobsen , all cognates of 1 above.

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

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