Eva Marie Svendsdatter

Brief Life History of Eva Marie

When Eva Marie Svendsdatter was born in 1720, in Vig, Holbæk, Denmark, her father, Svend, was 27 and her mother, Mrs Svend, was 22. She married Jens Jacobsen on 4 November 1742, in Vig, Holbæk, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. She died in 1797, in her hometown, at the age of 77.

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Family Time Line

Jens Jacobsen
1720–1763
Eva Marie Svendsdatter
1720–1797
Marriage: 4 November 1742
Jacob Jensen
1743–1743
Maren Jensen
1744–1797
Jacob Jensen
1746–
Mette Jensdatter
1749–
Anna Jensdatter
1751–
Karen Jensdatter
1754–1756
Karen Jensdatter
1757–
Bodild Jensdatter
1759–
Kirstine Jensdatter
1762–

Sources (3)

  • 1787 Holbæk Census for the Mads Nielsen Family
  • Eva Svendsdr, "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916"
  • Eva Svendsdr in entry for Jens Jacobsen, "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916"

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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.

1742 · Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters

The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters is a non-governmental science Academy founded in 1742 for the purpose of advancements of science in Denmark.

Name Meaning

Popular Latinate form of Eve , used also as an Anglicization of the Irish name Aoife .

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

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