Brief Life History of Poul Christian
When Poul Christian Stokholm was born on 3 February 1776, in Nørre Nissum, Skodborg, Ringkøbing, Denmark, his father, Christian Jensen Stokholm, was 52 and his mother, Maren Madsdatter, was 42. He married Maren Pedersdatter Støvelbech about 1807, in Denmark. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He died on 5 January 1822, in Redsted, Morsø Sønder, Thisted, Denmark, at the age of 45, and was buried in Redsted, Morsø Sønder, Thisted, Denmark.
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- Stokholm in entry for Christiane Stokholm, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
- Poul Stochholm in entry for Maren Stochholm, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
- Poul Stochholm in entry for Maren Stochholm, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
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World Events (6)
1789 · Old Artillery Barracks, Christianshavn
The Old Artillery Barracks was the first of three barracks to be established in the Christianshavn district of Copenhagen. They were converted into barracks for the Artillery in 1789 and were used until 1923. Today, they have been converted into apartments and are listed for everyone.
1792 · Det Classenske Fideicommis
Det Classenske Fideicommis is a Danish charitable foundation formed by the industrialist Major General Johan Frederik Classen after he left behind his wealth and possessions in his will to help alleviate poverty and misery to those in the country. Today, it grants around 2 million kroner annually to those in need.
1805 · Christianso Lighthouse
The Christianso Lighthouse is one of Denmark's oldest lighthouses and the first to have a flashing light. It was built on the island of Christianso in the northern Baltic Sea.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Danish Stokholm: habitational name from a place or farm so named, a compound of stok ‘beam, log’ and holm ‘islet’, denoting an islet with trees or referring to the oblong size of an islet.
Americanized form of Norwegian Stokholm: habitational name from a farm named after Stockholm in Sweden and also from an altered form of the farm name Skotholmen in Hordaland, from skot (related to skyta ‘shoot’, denoting a land formation that juts out) + holme ‘islet’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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