Brief Life History of Randi / Ranni Jørgensdatter
When Randi / Ranni Jørgensdatter Smevik Smevik was born on 12 July 1774, in Kristiansund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway, her father, Jorgen Jonsen, was 28 and her mother, Gunhild Erichsen, was 29. She married Nils Størkersen Houen? Smevik on 30 December 1801, in Kristiansund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She died on 7 August 1816, in her hometown, at the age of 42, and was buried in Kristiansund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway.
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Sources (10)
- Randi Audunsdatter in entry for Randi, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
- Randie Jorgensdatter, "Norway Burials, 1666-1927"
- Rannie Jorgensdatter in entry for Niels Storkerssön, "Norway Marriages, 1660-1926"
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World Events (3)
1801 · 1801 Norwegian Census
It listed all family members living on each farm. Also those living in the cities.
1810 · Vaccinations
Royal order issued by the King of Norway and Denmark in 1810 required everyone to have a certificate of smallpox vaccination. This was also recorded in the Church records. 33
1810 · Ole Bull
Eminent Norwegian violinist and composer. Renown Norwegian violinist and composer who toured multiple times in the US. Family friend with Edvard Grieg.
Name Meaning
Mainly North American and Australian: as a boy's name this originated as a pet form of Randall , Randolf , or Andrew . As a girl's name it may have originated either as a transferred use of the boy's name or else as a pet form of Miranda ( compare Randa ). It is now fairly commonly used as an independent name, mainly by men, in spite of the unfortunate connotations of the colloquial adjective meaning ‘lustful’.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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