When Barbara Plesner was born on 7 June 1749, in Ørum, Hedensted, Vejle, Denmark, her father, Matthæus Hansen Plesner, was 47 and her mother, Birgitte Kirstine Bay, was 35. She died on 13 July 1782, at the age of 33.
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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.
The club was founded in 1776 by former members of Drejer's Club. It was initially known as Fich's Club. The latter name was a reference to Gottlieb Schreck who had purchased the House in 1775. He had adapted the interior to be used by the club. The club initially had 25 members but in 1778 the number of members had grown to 80. On 16 November 1782, the club was granted permission to use the name Kongens Klub (Royal Club). The club soon became a meeting place for members of the higher middle class.
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Gerhardt, Hans. Dutch Dirk.
German: habitational name for someone from Plesse in Hesse or Plessen in Westphalia.
East German: variant of Pless 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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