Morten Mickelsen

Brief Life History of Morten

When Morten Mickelsen was christened on 12 November 1741, in Hornborg, Skanderborg, Denmark, his father, Michel Mortensen, was 30 and his mother, Anne Pedersdatter, was 30. He died on 25 March 1773, in Kalhave, Hornborg, Skanderborg, Denmark, at the age of 31, and was buried in Kalhave, Hornborg, Skanderborg, Denmark.

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Family Time Line

Michel Mortensen
1711–1783
Anne Pedersdatter
1711–1799
Morten Mikkelsen
1741–
Morten Mickelsen
1741–1773
Mette Michelsen
1743–
Maren Michelsen
1745–
Maren Michelsdatter
1745–
Peder Mikkelsen
1747–
Ole Michelsen
1748–1782
Peder Michelsen
1750–1798
Ole Michelsen
1751–1753
Ole Mikkelsen
1754–
Kirsten Michelsdatter
1755–1828
Anne Michelsdatter
1757–
Else Michelsen
1760–
Else Mikkelsen
1760–

Sources (2)

  • Morten, "Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923"
  • Morten Michelsen, "Denmark Burials, 1640-1917"

World Events (3)

1742 · Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters

The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters is a non-governmental science Academy founded in 1742 for the purpose of advancements of science in Denmark.

1744 · Hirschholm Palace

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.

1762 · Old City Hall (Aalborg)

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.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Einer, Ludvig.

Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Mickel (see Michael ). In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the much more common variant Mikkelsen .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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