ABEL, JOHN [SSNE 1456]
- Surname
- ABEL
- First name
- JOHN
- Title/rank
- PARSON
- Nationality
- SCOT
- Region
- AARHUS
- Social status
- CLERGY
- Education
- UNIVERSITY
- Religion
- LUTHERAN
Text source
John Abel was born c.1593,the son of James Abel of Aarhus. He matriculated at the University of Copenhagen 1613, and the University of Wittenberg 1616 where he still was 1618. Abel became the parson of Mariager, but was unwilling to be guardian for his late brother's six children. He died in 1648.T. Riis, Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot (Odense, 1988), II, p.275.
Service record
- SCOTLAND, COPENHAGEN
- Arrived 1613-01-01
- Departed 1615-12-31
- Capacity STUDENT, purpose ACADEMIC
- SCOTLAND, WITTENBURG
- Arrived 1616-01-01
- Departed 1618-12-31
- Capacity STUDENT, purpose ACADEMIC
- DENMARK-NORWAY, MARIAGER
- Arrived 1619-01-01
- Departed 1648-12-31
- Capacity PARSON, purpose ECCLESIASTICAL