Brief Life History of Laus
When Laus Jørgensen was born on 21 December 1710, in Bøstrup, Tranekær, Denmark, his father, Jorgen Laursen, was 57 and his mother, Dorte Rasmussen, was 49. He married Ane Larsdatter on 1 October 1730, in Bøstrup, Tranekær, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. He died in April 1753, in his hometown, at the age of 42, and was buried in Bøstrup, Tranekær, Denmark.
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- Laus Jorgensen, "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Laus Jorgensen in entry for Karen, "Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923"
- Laus Jorgensen in entry for Anna, "Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923"
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World Events (6)
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.
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.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Aagot, Niels. German Hans, Hilde, Kurt, Uwe.
In some cases also an Americanized form of Danish or Norwegian Jørgensen (see Jorgensen ).
North German (Jürgensen): patronymic from the personal name Jürgen, Low German form of George . It is also found in Denmark. Compare Juergensen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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