Falck 2, Jacob

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Born 1730 in Oslo, Norway (private geneaology site). Died 1769 (Møller 1797) in Asia.

Family

Father: Krigsraad & Reg. kvartermester Falck, Christoffer according to Larsen Ostindiske Personalia; (also named Falck, Wilhelm on private geneaology site)

Mother: Sophie Hvid (?) according to Larsen Ostindiske Personalia, but according to private geneaology site, his mother was Olsdatter, Anna Margrethe

Marriage: Approx. August 1757, married to Kiøbing, Barbara Christina (Larsen Ostindiske Personalia)

Children: One daughter, unnamed by Larsen (Larsen Ostindiske Personalia)


Timeline

17?-- Konstabel with the artillery in Norway (Larsen Ostindiske Personalia)

1748 - Kongelig fyrværker at Frederiksted (Larsen Ostindiske Personalia)

1755-59 - Various military positions in Norway (Larsen Ostindiske Personalia)

1764 - Said his goodbyes to the family and left to "try his fortunes abroad", and entered military service in Russia where he rose to the ranks of kaptajn (Larsen Ostindiske Personalia)

1767 - At some point, Falck arrived back in Copenhagen, where he applied to enter the military, which he did not get, and thus came upon the idea to travel to the East Indies (Larsen Ostindiske Personalia)

1767 - End of year, travelled to Trankebar as a passenger on board the Asiatic Company ship Cronprintzen af Danmark (Larsen Ostindiske Personalia)

1768 - Arrived to Trankebar (Larsen Ostindiske Personalia)

1769 - 19 September, sent to the Danish colony, the Nicobar Islands as he was appointed as interimsopperhoved alongside 24 men and assistent Snitler, i.e. Snitler, Niels Lorentzen (Larsen Ostindiske Personalia). They arrived at Nancowry's harbour and went in search for the Herrnhutt settlement, de mæhriske brødre (Larsen Ostindiske Personalia)

1769 - Falck and the other men just arrived to the Nicobar Islands expanded some earlier houses built by the Danes as well as built new ones, where they could store the goods they had brought from Trankebar. This all happened "rather haphazardly, and not be a good plan" (Larsen Ostindiske Personalia)

1769 - Died, either on the Nicobar Islands or somewhere nearby (Larsen Ostindiske Personalia)