When Esper Clausen was born about 1691, in Lihme, Lihme, Rødding, Viborg, Denmark, his father, Claus Jensen, was 23 and his mother, Mrs. Clause Jensen, was 23. He married Anne Christensdatter on 26 December 1728. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 3 August 1755, in Lihme, Skivehus, Denmark, at the age of 65, and was buried in Lihme, Skivehus, Denmark.
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The Royal Danish Naval Academy was established in 1701 to educate then commission all officers into the Royal Danish Navy. It is the oldest, still-existing, officers' academy in the world.
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.
Greenland becomes Danish province.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Holger, Bente, Ingard, Niels, Ansgar, Astrid, Bent, Bjorn, Erik, Evald, Jorgen, Knud.
North German, Danish, and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Claus , a shortened form of Nikolaus (see Nicholas ). In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the variants Claussen and Klausen . Compare Clauson 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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