When Jens Pedersen Flindt was born about 1642, in Svendborg, Denmark, his father, Peder Flindt, was 28 and his mother, Mrs. Flint, was 22. He married Anne Andreasdatter about 1667, in Svendborg, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. He died in 1713, in his hometown, at the age of 72, and was buried in Svendborg, Denmark.
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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.
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.
Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Otto.
North German: topographic name from Middle Low German klin(d)t ‘steep bank, cliff’ or a habitational name from any of the places in Schleswig-Holstein and Hanover named Klint.
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