Frederik was born at Ørslevkloster manor on 16 September 1753, a son of Pierre la Cour and Margrethe Susanne la Cour. He graduated from the Viborg school in 1771 (and received at his graduation three barrels of rye and three barrels of barley), but was not registered as an upper secondary school graduate until 1772, … Læs mere
Born on 25 October 1754 at Ørslevkloster manor, Niels was a son of Pierre and Margaret Susanne la Cour. He probably learned farming from his father, but he was also an excellent hunter and received a prize for having shot both a wolf cub and its mother, some of the last wolves in Denmark. He … Læs mere
Henriette was born on 31 August 1756 at Baadsgaard farm, a daughter of Pierre la Cour and Margrethe Susanne la Cour. At the time of her father’s death, she was a servant in the household of the mayor of Viborg, a man named Høeg. She was still there in September 1775, but had by all … Læs mere
Born on 4 January 1758 at Baadsgaard farm, Elisabeth was a daughter of Pierre la Cour and Margarethe Susanne la Cour and was baptised in Højslev church on 18 January 1758. She was living at home when her father died, and she later worked as a servant at Rodstenseje manor. Elisabeth’s first marriage, on 28 … Læs mere
Born on 6 May 1759 at Strandet manor to Pierre la Cour and Margrethe Susanne la Cour, Peter died a child on 5 February 1763. A son of Pierre la Cour and Margrethe Susanne la Cour, Jacob was born on 14 July 1760 at Strandet manor and was living at home at the time of … Læs mere
She was born on 3 September 1761 at Strandet manor, a daughter of Pierre la Cour and Margaret Susanne la Cour, and she was living at home when her father died. Subsequently, she worked at Aldrup Mølle, a farming estate near Skanderborg, teaching Miller Stanning’s three daughters. On 3 November 1786 in Holeby, Lone married … Læs mere
Born on 11 June 1764 at Strandet manor, Bernt was a son of Pierre la Cour and Christiane Frederikke la Cour. Family legend has it he went to sea but succumbed at a young age to typhoid at Frederiks Hospital. The hospital’s registry, however, states that he was a “clerk without employment residing at Kattesundet … Læs mere
Jørgen was born at Strandet manor on 2 October 1767, and his parents were Pierre la Cour and Christiane Frederikke la Cour. In 1778 he entered the second level (out of the five offered) at the Viborg grammar school* “and had until then learnt nothing”. This probably meant he had learned no Latin, since he … Læs mere
Born on 18 November 1783 in Holeby parish on the island of Lolland, Peder was a son of Severin Thørche and Marie Sophie Andersen Lund. When his mother died in 1801, Peder was living with his stepfather, Christen Lund, in Keldby on the island of Møn, along with his two siblings and seven servants. According … Læs mere
Susanne was born in Holeby parish on the island of Lolland on 20 March 1785 to Severin Thørche and Marie Sophie Andersen Lund (no. 00), and she died on 12 January 1787. http://www.pierrelacour.dk/susanne-marie-thorche-101/
