Brief Life History of Knut
When Knut Nilsen Vinjum was born on 20 February 1829, his father, Nils Olsen Vinjum, was 34 and his mother, Tora Hansdatter Skjerdal, was 30. He married Ingeborg Ellendsdatter Fretheim in 1879, in United States. He lived in Aurland, Nordre Bergenhus, Norway in 1829. He died in 1902, at the age of 73.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Knud Nilsen, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
Spouse and Children
1829–1902 Male
1835–1917 Female
Parents and Siblings
1794– Male
1798–1856 Female
Siblings (10)
1820–1884 Male
1822–1869 Male
1825– Female
1827–1827 Female
1829–1902 Male
+5 More Children
World Events (8)
1832 · Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Age 3
1834 · Fox River Settlement
Age 5
1855 · Erik Werenskiold
Age 26
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nils, Alf, Bjorn, Lars, Per, Nels, Anders, Bente, Tor, Arnfinn, Astrid. German Hans, Kurt, Ralf, Arnulf, Otto.
Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Nils, a shortened form of Nikolaus. This form of the surname is also found in Denmark, but it is rare there. Compare Nelsen .
Altered form of Norwegian Nilssen, a variant of 1, and probably also of the Danish, Norwegian, or North German cognate Nielsen (compare Nilson ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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