Lauritz Nielsen

Brief Life History of Lauritz

When Lauritz Nielsen was born on 18 June 1719, in Abildøre, Egebjerg, Ods, Holbæk, Denmark, his father, Niels Nielsen, was 28 and his mother, Sidse Nielsdatter, was 24.

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Family Time Line

Niels Nielsen
1691–1756
Sidse Nielsdatter
1694–1740
Lauritz Nielsen
1719–
Nielsen
1722–1722
Niels Nielsen
1722–1791
Niels Nielsen
1723–1767
Anne Nielsdatter
1725–1784
Jens Nielsen
1728–1793
Karen Nielsdatter
1730–1730
Karen Nielsdr
1732–1789

Sources (1)

  • Lauritz, "Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923"

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.

1762 · Old City Hall (Aalborg)

The Old City Hall was built in 1762 and served as the city hall until 1912. the Hall was modelled after the City Hall that was destroyed in the Copenhagen Fire in 1795. Today the building is used only for ceremonial and representative purposes.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Jorgen, Knud, Lars, Nels, Bent, Borge, Holger, Ove, Einer, Oluf.

Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Niels, a shortened form of Nikolaus (see Nicholas ). Compare Nielson , Neilsen , Nelsen , Nilsen , and Nilson .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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