Brief Life History of Jacob
When Jacob Larsen was born about 1674, in Jyderup, Vig, Holbæk, Denmark, his father, Lars, was 27 and his mother, Mrs Lars, was 23. He married Sidse Larsdr on 21 May 1696, in Vig, Holbæk, Denmark. He died in 1741, at the age of 68, and was buried in Vig, Holbæk, Denmark.
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- Jacob Larsen, "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Jacob Larsen in entry for Jens Jacobsen, "Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923"
- Jacob Larsen, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
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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
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nels, Niels, Sven, Thor, Knud, Nils, Per, Jorgen, Alf, Bjorn.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Lars, an equivalent of Lawrence . This is also an Americanized form of the cognate Larssen. Compare Larson 1, Larrison , and Lawson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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