Brief Life History of Anders
When Anders Pedersen was born on 29 March 1816, in Kolt, Havreballegård, Denmark, his father, Peder Jensen Jegstrup, was 42 and his mother, Mette Jensdatter, was 11813. He had at least 4 daughters with Mariane Jorgensdr. He lived in Nørresundby, Kær, Ålborg, Denmark in 1840.
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- Anders Pedersen, "Denmark Census, 1840"
- Anders Pedersen, "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Anders Pedersen in entry for Ane Marie Andersdatter, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
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World Events (6)
1818 · Danmarks Nationalbank
Danmarks Nationalbank is the central bank of the Kingdom of Denmark and serves as an independent and credible institution that issues the krone, the Danish currency. The bank undertakes all functions related to the management of the Danish central-government debt.
1829 · Oldest Leather Goods in Denmark
Kuffert Sorensen was established in 1829 by Carl Peter Sorensen as a leather goods company. Today the business has five locations and each are run by a member of the Sorensen family.
1847 · Casino Theatre (Copenhagen)
The Casino Theatre was built as an entertainment center by Georg Carstensen but was converted into a theatre in 1848. After many years of never gaining popularity, it was closed in 1937 and demolished in 1960.
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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