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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Sources (17)
- Niels Jacobsen, "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Niels Jacobsen in entry for Maren, "Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923"
- Niels Jacobsen in entry for Jens, "Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923"
Spouse and Children
1715–1784 Male
1716–1755 Female
Children (6)
1745– Female
1747– Female
1748– Male
1750–1751 Male
1752–1829 Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1665–1725 Male
1679–1734 Female
Siblings (8)
1710–1778 Male
1712– Female
1715–1784 Male
1717– Female
1717– Female
+3 More Children
World Events (6)
1729
Age 14
1730 · Danish Asia Company
Age 15
1737 · Meyercrones Stiftelse
Age 22
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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