Severine Maria Schmidt

Female1791–22 October 1828

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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Family Time Line

Peter Petersen
1787–1864
Severine Maria Schmidt
1791–1828
Marriage: 23 October 1822
Frederich Wilhelm Petersen
1823–
Jacobine Frederikke Petersen
1824–
Carl Martin Pedersen
1826–1902
Dódfódt Pedersen
1828–1828

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

  • Marriage
    23 October 1822
  • Children (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (2)

    World Events (6)

    1792 · Det Classenske Fideicommis

    Age 1

    Det Classenske Fideicommis is a Danish charitable foundation formed by the industrialist Major General Johan Frederik Classen after he left behind his wealth and possessions in his will to help alleviate poverty and misery to those in the country. Today, it grants around 2 million kroner annually to those in need.

    1794 · Stibo

    Age 3

    The Stibo Group was founded in 1794 by Niels Lund as a printing company. Today, The Stibo Group provides information management and print technology software for business operations.

    1805 · Christianso Lighthouse

    Age 14

    The Christianso Lighthouse is one of Denmark's oldest lighthouses and the first to have a flashing light. It was built on the island of Christianso in the northern Baltic Sea.

    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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