Brief Life History of Mikkel
When Mikkel Sørensen was born in 1728, in Knudsbøl, Jordrup, Anst, Ribe, Denmark, his father, Søren Christensen Nørgaard, was 60 and his mother, Karen Jensdatter, was 45. He married Else Poulsdatter on 9 January 1759, in Jordrup, Anst, Ribe, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died about 1827, at the age of 100.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- 1787 Denmark Census for Michel Sørensen age 65 living in Vejle, Jerlev, Egtved, Egtved Sogn, Egtved Bye, 30, FT-1787, C2098
- Mikkel Sorensen, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Mikkel Sorensen in entry for Soren Mikkelsen, "Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923"
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Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
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.
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, Nels, Niels, Per, Viggo, Einer, Lars, Morten, Bent, Holger, Jorgen, Knud.
Danish and Norwegian (Sørensen): patronymic from the personal name Søren, Danish form of Latin Severinus (see Severin ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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