Margrethe Madsdatter

Brief Life History of Margrethe

When Margrethe Madsdatter was born in 1775, her father, Mads Nielsen, was 32 and her mother, Maren Christensdatter, was 30. She married Søren Andersen on 23 October 1811, in Åby, Aabybro, Nordjylland, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She was buried in Åby, Kær, Ålborg, Denmark.

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Family Time Line

Søren Andersen
1773–1828
Margrethe Madsdatter
1775–1852
Marriage: 23 October 1811
Mads Sørensen
1816–1890
Birthe Sørensdatter
1819–1881

Sources (13)

  • Margrethe Madsd in household of Mads Andersen, "Denmark Census, 1845"
  • Margrethe Madsdr, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
  • Margrethe Madsd, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"

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1776 · Kongens Klub

The club was founded in 1776 by former members of Drejer's Club. It was initially known as Fich's Club. The latter name was a reference to Gottlieb Schreck who had purchased the House in 1775. He had adapted the interior to be used by the club. The club initially had 25 members but in 1778 the number of members had grown to 80. On 16 November 1782, the club was granted permission to use the name Kongens Klub (Royal Club). The club soon became a meeting place for members of the higher middle class.

1789 · Old Artillery Barracks, Christianshavn

The Old Artillery Barracks was the first of three barracks to be established in the Christianshavn district of Copenhagen. They were converted into barracks for the Artillery in 1789 and were used until 1923. Today, they have been converted into apartments and are listed for everyone.

1796 · Odense Teater

Odense Teater is Denmark's second oldest theater and one of the country's three main theaters. It is where Hans Christian Andersen started as a writer and is where The Pillars of Society was first performed.

Name Meaning

An extremely common given name from the Middle Ages onwards, derived via Old French Marguerite and Latin Margarita from Greek Margarītēs, from margaron ‘pearl’, a word ultimately of Hebrew origin. The name was always understood to mean ‘pearl’ throughout the Middle Ages. The first St Margaret was martyred at Antioch in Pisidia during the persecution instigated by the Emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century. However, there is some doubt about her name, as the same saint is venerated in the Orthodox Church as Marina . There were several other saintly bearers of the name, including St Margaret of Scotland ( d. 1093 ), wife of King Malcolm Canmore and daughter of Edmund Ironside of England. It was also the name of the wife of Henry VI of England, Margaret of Anjou ( 1430–82 ), and of Margaret Tudor ( 1489–1541 ), sister of Henry VIII , who married James IV of Scotland and ruled as regent there after his death. See also Margery , Marjorie .

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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