When Brita Jensdatter was born on 25 September 1808, in Indre Morken, Radøy, Hordaland, Norway, her father, Jens Mikkelsen Morken, was 28 and her mother, Dorte Andersdr, was 24. She married Ole Hansen on 16 April 1835, in Hamre, Osterøy, Hordaland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She died on 25 August 1855, in Hilland, Hammer, Hordaland, Norway, at the age of 46, and was buried in Hilland, Hammer, Hordaland, Norway.
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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
Eminent Norwegian violinist and composer. Renown Norwegian violinist and composer who toured multiple times in the US. Family friend with Edvard Grieg.
First organized group of emigrants to leave Norway. First emigration to America began with the Sloopers who left in an undersized sloop “Restauration” sailed from Stavanger, Norway on July 4th, 1825.
Borrowing of the Irish name Brighid ( see Bridget ). This name owes its enormous popularity in Scandinavia, especially in Sweden, to St Birgitta ( 1304–73 ), patron saint of Sweden. She was a noblewoman who bore her husband eight children. After his death, she founded an order of nuns, the ‘Bridgettines’ or Order of the Most Holy Saviour. She also went to Rome, where she attempted to reform religious life.
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