When Jens Nielsen Sogaard was born in January 1743, in Onsild, Randers, Denmark, his father, Niels Christensen Søgaard, den yngste, was 41 and his mother, Karen Sørensen, was 36. He married Maren Sorensen in 1768, in Skellerup, Knebel, Kalø, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 19 January 1828, in Skellerup, Knebel, Kalø, Denmark, at the age of 85, and was buried in Skellerup, Knebel, Kalø, Denmark.
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Hirschholm Palace was a royal palace located in present-day Horsholm municipality just north of Copenhagen. It was one of the finest buildings of its time and became known as the Versailles of the North. It developed a bad reputation in connection with its role in the affair between Johann Friedrich Struensee and Queen Caroline Mathilda in the 1770s. After that it fell into disrepair and was demolished in 1809.
The Old City Hall was built in 1762 and served as the city hall until 1912. the Hall was modelled after the City Hall that was destroyed in the Copenhagen Fire in 1795. Today the building is used only for ceremonial and representative purposes.
The club was founded in 1776 by former members of Drejer's Club. It was initially known as Fich's Club. The latter name was a reference to Gottlieb Schreck who had purchased the House in 1775. He had adapted the interior to be used by the club. The club initially had 25 members but in 1778 the number of members had grown to 80. On 16 November 1782, the club was granted permission to use the name Kongens Klub (Royal Club). The club soon became a meeting place for members of the higher middle class.
Some characteristic forenames: Dutch Dirk, Godfried.
Dutch (also Van den Bogaard): topographic name for someone living by an orchard, Dutch boomgaard, or a habitational name for someone from any of various places called with this word. Compare Bogard , Bogardus , and Boogaard .
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