Margaretha Sorensen
1717–
Lendum, Horns, Hjørring, Denmark
The Life of Margaretha
When Margaretha Sorensen was born in 1717, in Lendum, Horns, Hjørring, Denmark, her father, Soren Pedersen, was 29 and her mother, Sophie Jacobsdatter, was 26.
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Family Time Line
Soren Pedersen
1688–
Sophie Jacobsdatter
1691–1755
Peder Sorensen
1712–
Dorete Sorensen
1720–1786
Child Sorensen
1723–
Karen Sorensdatter
1726–
Peder Sorensen
1739–
Laurs Sorensen
1714–
Margaretha Sorensen
1717–
Maren Sorensdatter
1719–
Jacob Sorensen
1721–
Jacob Sorensen
1726–1800
Hans Sørensen
1733–1811
Parents & Siblings
1688–Male
1691–1755Female
siblings
(11)
1712–Male
1714–Male
1717–Female
1719–Female
1720–1786Female
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1729
Age 12
Greenland becomes Danish province.
1730 · Danish Asia Company
Age 13
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 45
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 (Sørensen): patronymic from the personal name Søren ( see Soren ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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