Niels Andersen
1714–
Børglum, Hjørring, Denmark
The Life of Niels
When Niels Andersen was born on 6 May 1714, in Børglum, Hjørring, Denmark, his father, Anders Sorensen, was 43 and his mother, Sidsel Andersdatter, was 37.
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Family Time Line
Anders Sorensen
1671–1743
Sidsel Andersdatter
1676–1725
Anders Andersen
1706–1775
Malene Andersdatter
1708–
Mads Andersen
1709–1761
Kirsten Andersdr
1711–1759
Niels Andersen
1714–
Ane Andersdatter
1716–
Jens Andersen Kanstrup
1717–1762
Parents & Siblings
1671–1743Male
1676–1725Female
siblings
(7)
1706–1775Male
1708–Female
1709–1761Male
- Kirsten Andersdr
1711–1759Female
1714–Male
+2 More Children
World Events (7)
1729
Age 15
Greenland becomes Danish province.
1730 · Danish Asia Company
Age 16
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)
Age 48
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
Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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