Brief Life History of Peder
When Peder Siverson Gjedrem was born about 1628, in Bjerkreim, Rogaland, Norway, his father, Siver Roalson Grøsfjell, was 55 and his mother, Malena Olsdatter, was 24. He married Inger Svalesdatter Gjedrem about 1651, in Rogaland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters.
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1685 · Norway Church
The State Church of Norway passed a law which required ministers to keep a written record of all baptisms, marriages, burials.
1700 · Norwegian calendar change
1n 1700 Norway changed from the Julian Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar. The day after 18 Feb in the Julian Calendar became 1 March in the Gregorian calendar.
1736 · Confirmation & education
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.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels.
Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Sivertsen or of any of its cognates, such as Syvertsen and the very rare Siversen. Compare Severson , Sivertson , and Syverson , see also 2 below.
Americanized form of Swedish Siversson, a cognate of 1 above; it is a patronymic from the personal name Siver, which is a variant of Sivert .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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