Cramer, Laurentius Johannes

Born 1748, died 1796. Buried in Frederiks Tyske kirke. (Grandmamas erindringer:17)

Family
Married to Decker, Henriette Margrethe (1737-1796). (Grandmamas erindringer:17)

Children: two sons, daugther: Cramer, Elisabeth Hendrine, 1779-1836, married Neergaard, Johan Andreas Bruun de. (Danmarks Adels Aarbog 1915)

Timeline
1760s - Joined as companion into the company led by Niels Ryberg, which then became House of Ryberg & co. (BioLek III) [BA: Perhaps he is too young for this - is it someone else?]

1772 - Listed as subscribent, i.e. contributor, to a reprint of Ludvig Holberg’s comic epos Peder Paars. Listed as "grosserer" in Copenhagen (Holberg, Peder Paars, 1772)

1776-1779 - Director of Asiatisk Kompagni. (Hof&Stat)

1780 - Invested in a ship bound for the Danish West Indies. (Blog: Hafenmeldungen)

1784-1796 - Director of Asiatisk Kompagni. (Hof&Stat)

1788 - Called Bank=Commisair. (Juridisk Tidsskrift, vol 6,1, 1823:75)

1796 - Upon the death of Laurentius Johannes Cramer, his sons took over the company, but the company struggled during the crisis in trade of 1799 onwards (Grandmamas erindringer)

1796 - Called Kirkeældste at Frederiks Tyske Kirke at his death. (DK Kirker)

1802 - The House of Cramer & Sons was in serious financial trouble, but was aided by help from Schimmelmann (grandmamas erindringer)

Could this be the same as the "banco commisair Cramer" who is listed as one of the people signing up for private insurance in the "brand assurance" archives (31 March 1781) (Det kongeligt oktrojerede københavnske brandassurancekompagn for varer og effekter, DNA box. no. 652)

Director of the House of Cramer & Sønner