Morten Mortensen

8 January 1716–
Åkirkeby, Bornholm, Denmark

The Life Summary of Morten

When Morten Mortensen was born on 8 January 1716, in Åkirkeby, Bornholm, Denmark, his father, Morten Hansen, was 41 and his mother, Aste Cathrine Thuesdatter Lyster, was 26.

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Family Time Line

Morten Hansen
1676–1749
Aste Cathrine Thuesdatter Lyster
1689–1727
Thue Mortensen Lyster
1710–1762
Anna Maria Mortensdatter
1710–
Anna Mortensdatter
1712–
Hans Mortensen
1713–
Karen Mortensen
1714–1749
Morten Mortensen
1716–
Jens Mortensen
1716–
Hans Mortensen
1716–1749
Aasta Marie Mortensdatter
1716–
Maren Mortensdatter
1719–1771
Hans Mortensen
1722–
Johan Didrik Mortensen
1725–1786

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World Events (3)

1729
Age 13
Greenland becomes Danish province.
1730 · Danish Asia Company
Age 14
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.
1737 · Meyercrones Stiftelse
Age 21
Meyercrones Stiftelse was founded by the widow of Henning de Meyercrone after he had served as Danish envoy in France. Christiane Meyercrone, Henning's widow, managed the property until her death in 1738. Her niece became the new manager of the foundation and arranged for its charter to be written in 1830. The original, small building was replaced by a larger building in 1933.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Lars, Morten, Einer, Jorgen, Bent, Britt, Carsten, Egil, Gunner, Hartvig.Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Morten, a vernacular form of Martin 1.

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

Possible Related Names

Martin

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