Mouritzen, Morten Engelbrecht
Born 1718, died 1773-11-12 (PHT 1930:184)
Also know as Mauritzen.
Family
Father: Mauritzen, Wigant (Lengnick, vol 5, p. 117)
Sister: Mauritzen, Engelke (married Falbe, Christian Ludvig von in 1739). (Lengnick, vol 5, p. 117)
Sister: Mauritzen, Ulricca Sophia (married Klaumann, Knud Gregorius in 1741). (Lengnick, vol 5, p. 117)
Uncle (married to MEM's father's sister): Klaumann, Gregorius Thellesen, director of DAC. (Lengnick, vol 5, p. 117)
Uncle: (MEM's father's brother): Mauritzen, Peter, captain in Norway. (Lengnick, vol 5, p. 117)
Distantly related to Michelbecker, Wigant (1636-1692), the greatest ship owner of 17th century Copenhagen. Michelbecker was married to MEM's grandmother's sister (Lengnick, vol 5, p. 119). Through Michelbecker MEM is also distantly related to Edinger, Johannes, Hovedparticipant in DAC 1734-1763. (Lengnick, vol 5, p. 230).
Timeline
Listed as Student. (Lengnick, vol 5, p. 117)
1743 - Hired as Underassistent by Asiatisk Kompagni. (DK Demog. Dat.)
1744-1 - Sailed to Trankebar onboard PRINCESSE CHARLOTTE AMALIE, arrived in September. (DK Demog. Dat.)
1746-1-31 - Applied to return home with DOCQUEN, since he was not "saa habil med Pennen, som hand burde og ønskede". Permission was given to return later with PRINCESSE CHARLOTTE AMALIE in 1746-9-3. (DK Demog. Dat.)
1748-12-8 - Listed in the DAC Roll Books as Underassistent onboard the DAC ship KONGEN AF DANNEMARCK headed for Canton. (DAC Roll Books - RA)
1750-12-1 - Listed in the DAC Roll Books as Underassistent onboard the DAC ship DRONNINGEN AF DANNEMARCK headed for Canton. (DAC Roll Books - RA)
1753-3-3 - Listed in the DAC Roll Books as Oberassistent onboard the DAC ship DRONNING JULIANA MARIA headed for Canton. (DAC Roll Books - RA)
1755-12-22 - Listed in the DAC Roll Books as Oberassistent onboard the DAC ship KONGEN AF DANEMARCK headed for Canton. (DAC Roll Books - RA)
1757-12-16 - Listed in the DAC Roll Books as 3rd Supercargo onboard the DAC ship DRONNING JULIANE MARIA headed for Canton. (DAC Roll Books - RA)
1760-2-29 - Listed in the DAC Roll Books as 2nd Supercargo onboard the DAC ship DRONNING JULIANA MARIA headed for Canton. (DAC Roll Books - RA)
1762-1-30 - Listed in the DAC Roll Books as 2nd Supercargo onboard the DAC ship DRONNING SOPHIA MAGDALENA headed for Canton. (DAC Roll Books - RA)
1764-11-5 - Listed in the DAC Roll Books as 1st Supercargo onboard the DAC ship DRONING SOPHIA MAGDALENA headed for Canton. (DAC Roll Books - RA)
1766-9-12 - Married to Piper, Johanne Cathrine. (PHT 1930:184) Bobé 1920:297 claims the marriage was in 1763-9-12.
1767-1-19 - Mentioned in Adresseavisen as moving from his old rooms in Store Købmagergade: "De Værelser som Supercarge Mouritzen har beboet i Brygger Lassens Gaard paa store Kiøbmagergaden, bliver til Paaske Flyttetid til Leye." (Kiøbenhavns Kongelig alene priviligerede Adresse-Contoirs Efterretninger)
1767-5-12 - Mentioned in Adresseavisen as having a letter for him not picked up at the post office. (Kiøbenhavns Kongelig alene priviligerede Adresse-Contoirs Efterretninger)
1767-12-11 - Listed in the DAC Roll Books as 1st Supercargo onboard the DAC ship FREDENSBORG SLOTT headed for Canton. (DAC Roll Books - RA)
1769 - Member of Det kongelige Kjøbenhavnske Skydeselskab
1770-11-24 - Listed in the DAC Roll Books as 1st Supercargo onboard the DAC ship DRONNING SOPHIA MAGDALENA headed for Canton. (DAC Roll Books - RA)
1772-11-19 - Listed in the DAC Roll Books as 1st Supercargo onboard the DAC ship PRINTZ FRIDERICH headed for Canton. (DAC Roll Books - RA)
Other
In the Royal Library, a wedding poem for Morten & Johanna is available:
Cap de bonne Esperence,
Godthaabs Forbjerg.
Forestillet i et velsignet og Engle=eenigt Ægteskab,
hvorudi
Velædle
Hr. Morten Engelbrecht Mouritzen,
Det Kongelig Octroyerede Asiatiske Compagnies Velbetroede og Velberømte Super-Carge og
Velædle og Velbyrdige
Jomfrue Johanna Pieper,
en værdigst Daatter af
Høyædle og Velbyrdige
Herr Johan Pieper, hans Kongelige Majestæts høybetroede og første Liv=Medicus,
paa Deres saa høy=anseelige, som høy=glædelige Ægte?Forenings Fest
Her i Kiøbenhavn den 12 Septembr. 1766,
af en usminket og Tienstskyldigt Ærbødighed.
ved Det Velædle Brude=Pars
Tienstærbødige Tiener,
Hans Wilhelm Kaalund, Mag. Philos.
Kiøbenhavn, trykt hos L. N. Svare.
