Brief Life History of Severine Maria
When Severine Maria Schmidt was born in 1791, in Lindelse, Tranekær, Denmark, her father, Soren Iversen Schmidt, was 26 and her mother, Catherine Maria Bagge, was 19. She married Peter Petersen on 23 October 1822. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 22 October 1828, in Assens, Odense, Denmark, at the age of 37.
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Sources (14)
- Severine Marie Schmidt, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Severine Marie Schmidt, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
- Severine Marie Schmidt in entry for Dódfódt, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
Spouse and Children
1787–1864 Male
1791–1828 Female
Children (4)
1823– Male
1824– Female
1826–1902 Male
1828–1828 Female
Parents and Siblings
1766– Male
1773– Female
Siblings (2)
1791–1828 Female
1803–1857 Male
World Events (6)
1792 · Det Classenske Fideicommis
Age 1
1794 · Stibo
Age 3
1805 · Christianso Lighthouse
Age 14
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Hans, Erwin, Gerhard, Klaus, Helmut, Fritz, Manfred, Wolfgang, Ewald, Gunter.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name from Middle High German smit, German Schmied ‘blacksmith’. This surname is also established in many other parts of Europe, notably in Denmark, France (mainly Alsace and Lorraine, also Nord), the Netherlands, Hungary, and Poland. It is also found in Slovakia, Czechia, Croatia, and Slovenia, where it is more common in Slavicized forms (see below). In part, Schmidt is a Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) surname, originating from the Kočevsko region in Lower Carniola, Slovenia (see Kocevar ).
Germanized form of Czech Šmíd and Šmít, Slovenian, Croatian, and Slovak Šmid or Šmit, surnames of German origin (see above and Smid 2 and Smit 3).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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