Brief Life History of Mons
When Mons Amundsen Rudlang was born on 29 August 1756, in Aurdal, Oppland, Norway, his father, Amund Monsen Rudlang, was 29 and his mother, Barbra Svendsdotter Udnes, was 36. He married Marit Engebretsdotter Båsum on 10 July 1785, in Nord-Aurdal, Oppland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He died in March 1798, in Aurdal, Oppland, Norway, at the age of 41, and was buried in Nord-Aurdal, Oppland, Norway.
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Family Time Line
Sources (17)
- Mons Amundsen, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
- Mons Amundsen in entry for Ole Monsen, "Norway, Baptisms, 1634-1927"
- Mons Amundsen, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
Spouse and Children
1756–1798 Male
1758–1814 Female
Children (8)
1785–1785 Female
1786–1806 Male
1788–1872 Male
1791– Male
1793–1801 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1727–1798 Male
1719–1785 Female
Siblings (3)
1756–1798 Male
1759– Female
1762– Male
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Alf, Erik, Thor, Egil, Hjordis, Iver, Per, Svein.
Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Amund, Old Norse Ǫgmundr, composed of the elements agi ‘awe’ (or possibly ag ‘point of a sword’) + mund ‘protection’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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