Brief Life History of Jens
When Jens Pedersen was born on 27 February 1718, in Skanderborg, Denmark, his father, Peder Lauritzson, was 32 and his mother, Maren Pedersdatter, was 30. He married Dorthe Sorensdatter on 3 July 1744, in Skanderborg, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He was buried in Kolt, Havreballegård, Denmark.
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- Jens Pedersen, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Jens Pedersen, "Denmark, Probate Indexes, 1674-1851"
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World Events (5)
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.
1737 · Meyercrones Stiftelse
Meyercrones Stiftelse was founded by the widow of Henning de Meyercrone after he had served as Danish envoy in France. Christiane Meyercrone, Henning's widow, managed the property until her death in 1738. Her niece became the new manager of the foundation and arranged for its charter to be written in 1830. The original, small building was replaced by a larger building in 1933.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Niels, Bjorn, Knud, Nils, Anders, Jorgen, Egil, Einer, Knut, Peer.
Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Peder (see Peter ). This surname is also found in northern Germany. Compare Petersen 2 and Peterson 1.
English: variant of Peterson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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