Brief Life History of Svend
Svend Nielsen Kylling was born in 1710, in Tårnby, Hovedstaden, Denmark as the son of Niels Svendsen and Ellen Svendsdatter. He married Rajno Pedersdatter on 26 March 1731, in Tårnby, København, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 25 July 1794, at the age of 84.
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- 1787 Sokkeland, Copenhagen Census
- Sven Nielson, "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Svend Nielssön in entry for Johannes Svendsön, "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916"
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1713 · Royal Danish Military Academy
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.
1729
Greenland becomes Danish province.
1737 · Meyercrones Stiftelse
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.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Jorgen, Knud, Lars, Nels, Bent, Borge, Holger, Ove, Einer, Oluf.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Niels, a shortened form of Nikolaus (see Nicholas ). Compare Nielson , Neilsen , Nelsen , Nilsen , and Nilson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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