Birthe Christensdatter

Brief Life History of Birthe

Birthe Christensdatter was born in Helnæs, Assens, Denmark as the daughter of Christen Sørensen and Anne Thorsdatter. She married Hans Andersen Thorsen Smed in 1774, in Helnæs, Assens, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She died in January 1781, in her hometown, and was buried in Helnæs, Båg, Odense, Denmark.

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Hans Andersen Thorsen Smed
1743–1814
Birthe Christensdatter
–1781
Marriage: 1774
Anders Hansen
1775–1827
Christen Hansen
1777–1835
Hans Hansen
1780–1792

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    World Events (6)

    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

    Borrowing of the Irish name Brighid ( see Bridget ). This name owes its enormous popularity in Scandinavia, especially in Sweden, to St Birgitta ( 1304–73 ), patron saint of Sweden. She was a noblewoman who bore her husband eight children. After his death, she founded an order of nuns, the ‘Bridgettines’ or Order of the Most Holy Saviour. She also went to Rome, where she attempted to reform religious life.

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

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