When Juel Eskildsen was born in 1688, in Viby, Ning, Århus, Denmark, his father, Eskild Jensen, was 39 and his mother, Mette Juulsdatter, was 35. He married Ane Pedersdatter Møldrup on 25 March 1732, in Viby, Havreballegård, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He died before 29 May 1771, in Viby, Ning, Århus, Denmark, and was buried in Viby, Ning, Århus, Denmark.
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The Royal Danish Naval Academy was established in 1701 to educate then commission all officers into the Royal Danish Navy. It is the oldest, still-existing, officers' academy in the world.
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.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Ludvig.
Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Eskild, Old Norse Áskell, Ásketill, a compound of elements meaning ‘god’ + ‘sacrificial cauldron, helmet’. This surname is rare in Norway. Compare Eskelson .
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