When Jens Villadsen was born in April 1712, in Tårs, Børglum, Hjørring, Denmark, his father, Villads Sørensen, was 61 and his mother, Karen Thøgersdatter, was 46. He married Zidsel Larsdatter on 29 June 1738, in Hørmested, Hørmested, Horns, Hjørring, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He died in December 1759, in Tårs, Børglum, Denmark, at the age of 47, and was buried in Tårs, Børglum, Hjørring, 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.
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.
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.
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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