When Johanne Larsdatter BOG was born on 27 February 1712, in Rold, Ålborghus, Denmark, her father, Lauridz Sørensøn Bøg, was 37 and her mother, Mette Pedersdatter, was 37.
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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.
The Danish Asiatic Company was a trading company established to revive the dwindling Danish trade with the East Indies and China. It was taken over by the Danish government in 1772 and continued to run until around 1843.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Anders, Swen, Bjorn, Evald, Jorgen, Karsten, Knut, Lennart, Nels.
Norwegian and Danish: habitational name from various farms and other minor places so named, from Old Norse borg ‘fortification, stronghold’. In some cases the name is topographic, often referring to a hill that resembles a fortification, rather than an actual fortification.
Swedish: ornamental name from borg ‘fortified castle’ (compare 1 above), or a habitational name from a place called Borg or from a placename containing the word borg. This surname is also found in Finland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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