Brief Life History of Peder
Peder Larsen was born about 1708, in Østermarie, Øster, Bornholm, Denmark. He married Karen Margrethe Jacobsdatter Kofoed before 1742, in Bornholm, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He died in May 1784, in his hometown, at the age of 77, and was buried in Østermarie, Øster, Bornholm, Denmark.
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- Peder Larsen in entry for Magrethe Pedersen, "Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923"
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World Events (5)
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.
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.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nels, Niels, Sven, Thor, Knud, Nils, Per, Jorgen, Alf, Bjorn.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Lars, an equivalent of Lawrence . This is also an Americanized form of the cognate Larssen. Compare Larson 1, Larrison , and Lawson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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