Brief Life History of Barbro Torjusdotter
When Barbro Torjusdotter Bjelland was born in 1762, her father, Torjus Persson, was 33 and her mother, Brita Sjursdotter, was 29. She married Johannes Olsson Vika in 1790, in Skånevik, Skånevik, Hordaland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She died about 1852, at the age of 91.
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Spouse and Children
1761–1846 Male
1762–about 1852 Female
Children (7)
1791– Male
1794– Male
1796– Female
1799– Male
1802–1848 Male
+2 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1730–1800 Male
1734–1793 Female
Siblings (9)
1762–about 1852 Female
1765–1799 Female
1767–1768 Female
1768–1840 Male
1772– Male
+4 More Children
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Carsten, Lars, Ove.
Norwegian: habitational name from any of 24 farms in southwest Norway, named with a word for ‘round hill’ + land ‘(piece of) land, farmstead’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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