Margarethe Jensdatter

Brief Life History of Margarethe

When Margarethe Jensdatter was born in 1696, her father, Jens Sørensen, was 45 and her mother, Sophie Nielsdatter, was 42. She married Rasmus Henriksen on 20 March 1727. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 16 April 1769, in Fløng, Høje-Tåstrup, Copenhagen, Denmark, at the age of 73, and was buried in Fløng, Høje-Tåstrup, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Family Time Line

Rasmus Henriksen
1702–1771
Margarethe Jensdatter
1696–1769
Marriage: 20 March 1727
Jens Rasmussen
1732–1796
Henric Rasmussen
1738–1738
Henric Rasmussen
1740–
Margrethe Rasmussen
1733–1815
Peder Rasmussen
1734–
Anders Rasmussen
1736–1798
Andreas Rasmussen
1742–1818

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World Events (7)

1701 · Oldest Naval Academy in the World

The Royal Danish Naval Academy was established in 1701 to educate then commission all officers into the Royal Danish Navy. It is the oldest, still-existing, officers' academy in the world.

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.

Name Meaning

from Greek. See Margaret .

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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