Brief Life History of Johanna Berntine
When Johanna Berntine Ellingsen was born on 20 September 1828, in Skagstad, Nordland, Norway, her father, Jens Christian Ellingsen, was 32 and her mother, Jonetta Carolina Rosenvinge Ellingsen, was 33. She married Peder Johan Olai Meisler on 27 April 1852, in Steigen, Nordland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Steigen, Nordland, Norway for about 37 years. She died on 8 December 1871, in Meland, Nordland, Norway, at the age of 43, and was buried in Værøy, Nordland, Norway.
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Family Time Line
Sources (17)
- Johanna Meisler in household of Peder Johan Meisler, "Norway Census, 1865"
- Norway, Nordland Steigen Parish Register Birth and Christening
- Norway, Nordland, Stegen Parish Marriages-1852
Spouse and Children
1822–1911 Male
1828–1871 Female
Children (3)
1854–1901 Female
1855–1893 Male
1860–1921 Male
Parents and Siblings
1795–1862 Male
1794–1877 Female
Siblings (5)
1828–1871 Female
1830–1856 Female
1832–1864 Female
1833–1916 Male
1836–1885 Male
World Events (8)
1829 · Colonel Hans Christian Heg
Age 1
1832 · Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Age 4
1843 · Edvard Grieg
Age 15
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Per, Egil, Nils, Selmer, Svein, Sven.
Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Elling, from Old Norse Erlingr, meaning ‘son of an earl’.
North German: habitational name from a place called Ellinghausen, Ellingesen, or similar.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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