Ingebret Olsen Bosum

1723–June 1797 (Age 74)
Aurdal, Nord-Aurdal, Oppland, Norway

The Life Summary 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 30. He married Karen Andersdatter Hof or 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

Ingebret Olsen Bosum
1723–1797
Karen Andersdatter Hof or Svennes
1722–1790
Marriage: 2 October 1752
Sebjørg Engebretsdatter
1753–1826
Anders Engebretsen Bosum
1764–1840
Kirsten Engebretsdatter Baasum
1754–1790
Ingrid Engebretsdatter Båsum
1756–1841
Marit Engebretsdatter Båsum
1758–1814
Ole Engebretsen Båsum
1760–1838
Inger Engelbretsdatter
1760–1838

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    2 October 1752Nord-Aurdal, Oppland, Norway
    • Children

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (2)

    1736 · Confirmation & education
    Age 13
    Law of 1736 legally established Confirmation in the Lutheran Church which led to organized education for all children. These became important records which the Pastor kept.
    1739 · Universal schooling
    Age 16
    First school law to begin universal schooling in Norway. They taught the subjects of Christianity, reading, writing, arithmetic. Compulsory schooling from the age of seven and at least until ten to twelve years old.

    Name Meaning

    Danish: habitational name from any of several places whose name means ‘dwelling place on the edge’.English (North Yorkshire): variant of Boreham . Compare Boram .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Boreham

    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"

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