Brief Life History of Kari
When Kari Nilsdatter Vinjum was born on 24 June 1825, in Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway, her father, Niels Olsen Vinjum, was 31 and her mother, Tora Hansdatter Skjerdal, was 26.
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- Kari, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
- Kari Nilsen, "Norway, Baptisms, 1634-1927"
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World Events (8)
1828 · Henrik Ibsen
Birth year of Henrik Ibsen. Norwegian playwright and theatre director and one of the most influential playwrights of his time. His most-known works were Peer Gynt and A Doll's House.
1829 · Colonel Hans Christian Heg
Birth year of Colonel Heg Hans Christian Heg emigrated in 1840 with his parents to Muskego, Wisconsin. Norwegian American Civil War hero, abolitionist, journalist, anti-slavery activist, politician and soldier. He was best known for leading the Scandinavian 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment on the Union side in the American Civil War.
1857 · Theodor Kittelsen
Birth year of Theodor Kittelsen. One of the most popular artists in Norway. He became famous for his nature paintings, as well as his illustrations of fairy tales and legends, especially of trolls.
Name Meaning
Norwegian: habitational name from the farm name Vinjum in Sogn, plural of Old Norse vin ‘meadow’. See Vinje .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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