Envold Svendsen

1628–31 October 1701 (Age 73)
Eide, Grimstad, Aust-Agder, Norway

The Life Summary of Envold

When Envold Svendsen was born in 1628, in Eide, Grimstad, Aust-Agder, Norway, his father, Svend, was 32 and his mother, Mrs. Svend, was 28. He married Dorte Christensen in 1663, in Eide, Grimstad, Aust-Agder, Norway. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 31 October 1701, at the age of 73, and was buried in Eide, Grimstad, Aust-Agder, Norway.

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Family Time Line

Envold Svendsen
1628–1701
Dorte Christensen
1632–1705
Marriage: 1663
Niels Envoldsen
1665–1728
Svend Envoldsen
1665–1745
Christen Envoldsen
1669–1748
Aase Envoldsdatter
1672–1734

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1663Eide, Grimstad, Aust-Agder, Norway
    • Children

    (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (1)

    World Events (2)

    1685 · Norway Church
    Age 57
    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
    Age 72
    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.

    Name Meaning

    (1997: 938;2007: 1622; 2010: 2267)Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Bjorn, Erik, Knut, Lars, Niels, Per, Thor, Astrid, Britt, Carsten, Einer, Evald.Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Svend, from Old Norse Sveinn, originally a byname meaning ‘boy, servant’. Compare Svenson , Swanson , Swendsen , Swensen , and Swenson .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Svenson
    Svenningsen
    Swendsen

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