Brief Life History of Jens
When Jens Villadsen was born about 1710, in Tårs, Børglum, Denmark, his father, Villads Sørensen, was 60 and his mother, Karen Thøgersdatter, was 46. He married Zidsel Larsdatter on 29 June 1738, in Hørmested kirkegård, Sindal, Åstrup, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 30 December 1759, in his hometown, at the age of 50.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Jens Villadsen - birth: 1712; Taars, Hjorring, Denmark
- Jens Villadsen, "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Jens Villadsen in entry for Jesper Jensen, "Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923"
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Children (10)
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World Events (5)
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.
1730 · Danish Asia Company
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.
Name Meaning
Danish: patronymic from the personal name Willads, from Old English Willehad, composed of the ancient Germanic elements wil ‘will, desire’ + hadu ‘fight, battle’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Skifte 1760 m.m.
Villads Sørensen Ref: Kilder: FSv-sp55- Født: (16--) Boede: Birket, Tårs sogn, Hjørring amt Død: 1730 I familie med Karen Thøgersdatter ((16--) - 1748) Vielse: 1695 Børn: Maren Villadsd …
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