Brief Life History of Ingebret Olsen
When Ingebret Olsen Bosum was born in 1723, in Aurdal, Nord-Aurdal, Oppland, Norway, his father, Ole Engebretsen Svenes, was 47 and his mother, Sebjorg Knudsen Ulven, was 31. He married Karen Andersdotter Svennes on 2 October 1752, in Nord-Aurdal, Oppland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He died in June 1797, in Nord-Aurdal, Oppland, Norway, at the age of 74, and was buried in Svenes Kyrkje, Aurdal, Oppland, Norway.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Engebret Olsen, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
- Ingebrecht Olsen, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
- Engelbret Olsen in entry for Seebor Ingebretsen, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
Spouse and Children
1723–1797 Male
1722–1790 Female
Children (7)
1753–1826 Female
1754–1790 Female
1756–1841 Female
1758–1814 Female
1760–1838 Male
+2 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1676–1763 Male
1693– Female
Siblings (8)
1713–1757 Male
1714– Female
1715– Female
1723–1797 Male
1725–1731 Female
+3 More Children
World Events (2)
1736 · Confirmation & education
Age 13
1739 · Universal schooling
Age 16
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Asmund, Iver, Syvert.
Norwegian (Bøyum): habitational name from a farm in Sogn, named from Old Norse bœr, býr ‘farm’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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