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[[File:bjm.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Captain Berndt Jensen Mørch, photo: Maritime Museum of Denmark. ]]

Born 1729, died 1777 (BioLek III)

Family<br />
Father: [[Mørch, Jens Jørgensen]], ab. 1670-1768. (BioLek III)

Mother: [[Andersdatter, Anna Marie]], died 1730. (BioLek III)

Brother: [[Mørch, Jørgen Jensen]], (1721-1760)''Oberstyrmand'' in DAC. (Lorenz Bie's manuscript, M/S, p. 1)

Son: [[Mørch, Bernt]] (1762-1821), ''Justitsraad''. (M/S Die Elisabeth)

Timeline<br />
1753-10-10 - Married [[Råbe, Helena Mogensdatter]] (1729-1763), daugther of captain [[Råbe, Mogens]]. (BioLek III)

1755 - Citizenship as captain. (BioLek III)

1755 - Captain of the slave ship EBENEZER. (BioLek III). 140 enslaved embarked. ([https://www.slavevoyages.org/ Slave Voyages]) 55 cmcl. (Lorenz Bie's manuscript, M/S, p. 4)

1757-1-3 - EBENEZER arrived carrying 117 enslaved. ([https://www.slavevoyages.org/ Slave Voyages])

1759 - Captain of the slave ship DEBORA. (BioLek III). 228 enslaved embarked ([https://www.slavevoyages.org/ Slave Voyages]) Built at Wever's shipyard by master [[Gad, Ole]]. (Lorenz Bie's manuscript, M/S, p. 5)

1760-77-21 - Arrived at at St. Croix with DEBORA, 197 enslaved disembarked. ([https://www.slavevoyages.org/ Slave Voyages]) 

1762 - Captain of the slave ship FORTET CHRISTIANSBORG. (BioLek III). 80 cmcl (M/S Die Elisabeth)

1764 - Captain of the slave ship FORTET CHRISTIANSBORG. (BioLek III)

1767-08-19 - Married [[Larsdatter, Karen]] (ab.1735-1800), widow after captain [[Bendsen, Hans]] (BioLek III)

1768 - Owned a smaller ship commanded by his son-in-law, which sailed on Lübeck. (BioLek III)

1768-1777 - Owned a house in Overgaden oven Vandet in Christianshavn. (Green-Pedersen, H&S Yearbook 1973, p. 33) Bought from sail maker [[Jensen, Claus]] for 3000 rigsdaler. (Lorenz Bie's manuscript, M/S, p. 8)

1776-11-19 - Took out a bottomry loan for 1120 rigsdaler with the merchant [[Brock, Niels]] in Randers with a 30% interest. (Lorenz Bie's manuscript, M/S, p. 16) 

1776-12-24 - Took out a bottomry loan for 600 rigsdaler with the DAC bookkeeper [[Battier, Christopher]] in Randers with a 30% interest. (Lorenz Bie's manuscript, M/S, p. 16) 

1777 - Captain of the slave ship CHRISTIANSBORG. (BioLek III)

'''Other'''<br />
Imported barrels of raisins for trade. (Lorenz Bie's manuscript, M/S, p. 10)

Lend money to poor relatives. (Lorenz Bie's manuscript, M/S, p. 10)

His house contained a wealthy interior, including a talking parrot in a cage. (Lorenz Bie's manuscript, M/S, p. 11)

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