Anders Simensen Snare

Male13 November 1831–

Brief Life History of Anders Simensen

When Anders Simensen Snare was born on 13 November 1831, in Vinger, Hedmark, Norway, his father, Simen Gulbrandsen Snare, was 46 and his mother, Anne Olsdatter Gusterud, was 40. He married Marthe Hansdatter in 1854, in Vinger, Hedmark, Norway. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He died in his hometown.

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Family Time Line

Anders Simensen Snare
1831–
Marthe Hansdatter
1828–
Marriage: 1854
Anne Kristien Andersdatter
1855–
Lina Andersdatter
1857–1865
Karen Andersen
1859–
Hans Andersen
1861–
Sofie Andersdatter
1863–1948
Sigvard Andersen
1865–
Andreas Andersen
1867–
Marie Andersen
1870–
Lauritz Andersen
1873–

Sources (7)

  • Anders, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
  • Anders, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
  • Anders Simensen, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1854Vinger, Hedmark, Norway
  • Children (9)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1832 · Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson

    Age 1

    "Birth year of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. Norwegian writer who received the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature. He wrote the lyrics to the Norwegian national anthem ""Ja, vi elsker."""

    1834 · Fox River Settlement

    Age 3

    Fox River Settlement in Illinois begun in 1834. It was the first permanent Norwegian-American immigrant settlement in the Midwest.

    1862 · Homestead Act

    Age 31

    Homestead Act was passed in the U.S. which made land available for free upon meeting certain conditions. Many Norwegian-Americans acquired land through this process.

    Name Meaning

    Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farms named Snare, from snar ‘brushwood, thicket’.

    English (Norfolk): variant of Snarr .

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

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