Brief Life History of Hanna Elisabeth
When Hanna Elisabeth Hansen was born on 5 April 1829, in Nordland, Norway, her father, Peder Ebenezer Hansen, was 31 and her mother, Andrea Anne Christine Ellingsen, was 22. She married Eiler Hagerup Krog on 22 October 1857, in Lødingen, Lødingen, Nordland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. She died on 7 January 1899, in Øya, Lødingen, Nordland, Norway, at the age of 69, and was buried in Lødingen, Lødingen, Nordland, Norway.
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- Hanna Elisabeth Hanssen, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
- Hanna Elisabeth Hansen, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
- Hanne Elisabeth Hansen, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
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1832 · Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Birth year of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. Norwegian writer who received the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature. He wrote the lyrics to the Norwegian national anthem "Ja, vi elsker."
1834 · Fox River Settlement
Fox River Settlement in Illinois begun in 1834. It was the first permanent Norwegian-American immigrant settlement in the Midwest.
1855 · Erik Werenskiold
Birth year of Erik Werenskiold Norwegian painter and illustrator. He was especially known for his drawings of the Asbjørnsen and Moe fairytale collection.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nels, Niels, Thor, Jorgen, Knud, Holger, Morten, Nils, Einer, Johan.
Danish, Norwegian, Dutch, Flemish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Hans . This is the most common surname in Norway. Compare Hanson 4 and also 2 below.
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, Dutch, Flemish, and Danish Hanssen , a variant of 1 above. Compare Hansson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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