When Hans Arnesen was born in 1783, in Neskollen, Nes, Akershus, Norway, his father, Arne Jacobsen From Vansum, was 27 and his mother, Karen Hansdatter Bodding, was 27.
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It listed all family members living on each farm. Also those living in the cities.
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
Constitution declared Norway to be an independent kingdom to avoid being ceded to Sweden from Denmark. Celebrated by Norwegians & Norwegian-Americans on May 17th each year.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Aksel, Alf, Arndt, Egil, Niels, Ottar.
Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Arne, a short form of any of various Norse names of which arn ‘eagle’ is the first element (see Arne 1).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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