John Olsen
1605–15 March 1673 (Age 68)
Akershus, Norway
The Life of John
John Olsen was born in 1605, in Akershus, Norway. He married Joen Olsen in 1644, in Asker, Akershus, Norway. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 15 March 1673, at the age of 68.
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Family Time Line
John Olsen
1605–1673
Joen Olsen
1617–
Marriage: 1644
Peder Joensen Fusdal
1637–1691
Olluf Jonsen
1640–1712
Spouse and Children
1605–1673Male
1617–Female
MARRIAGE
1644
Asker, Akershus, Norway
1644
Asker, Akershus, Norway
children
(2)
1637–1691Male
1640–1712Male
Name Meaning
1 Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Olaf, Olav (Old Norse Óláfr, Ólafr, variant Óleifr, earlier Anleifr, from proto-Scandinavian elements meaning ‘ancestor’ + ‘heir’, ‘descendant’). Olaf has always been one of the most common Scandinavian names; it continued to be popular in the Middle Ages, in part as a result of the fame of St. Olaf, King of Norway, who brought Christianity to his country c.1030 . This surname, the second most common in Norway, is also established in England, notably in the Newcastle upon Tyne area.2 German (Ölsen): habitational name from any of several places so named, in Saxony, Brandenburg, and the Rhineland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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