When Jens Hansen was born on 29 November 1711, in Keldby, Mønbo, Præstø, Denmark, his father, Hans Svendsen, was 41 and his mother, Anna Christensdatter, was 32. He married Bodil Christensdatter on 26 October 1735, in Stege, Præstø, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 9 daughters. He died in March 1785, in Bissinge, Stege, Mønbo, Præstø, Denmark, at the age of 73, and was buried in Stege, Mønbo, Præstø, Denmark.
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The Royal Danish Military Academy educated and commissioned all officers for the Royal Danish Army. The Military Academy function was initiated in 1713 by request of King Frederick IV on inspiration from the Naval Academy.
Greenland becomes Danish province.
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.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nels, Niels, Thor, Jorgen, Knud, Holger, Morten, Nils, Einer, Johan.
Danish, Norwegian, Dutch, Flemish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Hans . This is the most common surname in Norway. Compare Hanson 4 and also 2 below.
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, Dutch, Flemish, and Danish Hanssen , a variant of 1 above. Compare Hansson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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