Rasmus Pedersen

Brief Life History of Rasmus

When Rasmus Pedersen was born in 1712, in Vallekilde, Holbæk, Denmark, his father, Peder Jørgensen, was 38 and his mother, Ane Mogensdatter, was 31.

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Family Time Line

Peder Jørgensen
1674–1771
Ane Mogensdatter
1681–1756
Jørgen Pedersen
1705–1777
Ellen Pedersdatter
1739–1812
Kirsten Pedersdatter
1708–
Margrete Pedersdatter
1712–
Rasmus Pedersen
1712–
Mogens Pedersen
1715–
Anna Pederdatter
1719–1719
Anna Pedersdatter
1721–
Niels Pedersen
1723–
Karen Pedersdatter
1724–1799

Sources (1)

  • Rasmus Pedersen, "Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923"

World Events (8)

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.

1744 · Hirschholm Palace

Hirschholm Palace was a royal palace located in present-day Horsholm municipality just north of Copenhagen. It was one of the finest buildings of its time and became known as the Versailles of the North. It developed a bad reputation in connection with its role in the affair between Johann Friedrich Struensee and Queen Caroline Mathilda in the 1770s. After that it fell into disrepair and was demolished in 1809.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Niels, Bjorn, Knud, Nils, Anders, Jorgen, Egil, Einer, Knut, Peer.

Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Peder (see Peter ). This surname is also found in northern Germany. Compare Petersen 2 and Peterson 1.

English: variant of Peterson .

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

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