When Hans Christian Christensen was born on 22 December 1810, in Vollen, Asker, Akershus, Norway, his father, Christen Olsen Arnestad, was 33 and his mother, Mari Hansdatter, was 21. He married Ellen Margrethe Eriksdatter Gui on 22 August 1839, in Asker Kirke, Asker, Akershus, Norway. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 2 October 1904, in Asker, Akershus, Norway, at the age of 93, and was buried in Asker, Akershus, Norway.
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A uniform system for keeping church records was introduced by royal ordinance in December 1812. Prior to that there were no directions on how to keep church records. It required that a duplicate register be kept in a separate place.
Constitution declared Norway to be an independent kingdom to avoid being ceded to Sweden from Denmark. Celebrated by Norwegians & Norwegian-Americans on May 17th each year.
Birth year of renown musical composer and pianist. Born in Bergen, Norway. Musical composer and pianist whose music is known worldwide. His use and development of Norwegian folk music in his own compositions brought the music of Norway to develop a national identity,
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Lars, Bent, Anders, Thor, Jorgen, Nils, Einer, Viggo, Folmer.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Christen . In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the especially Danish and Norwegian variant Kristensen . Compare Christenson and Christianson .
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