Christian Iversen Wang

Brief Life History of Christian

When Christian Iversen Wang was born on 29 July 1828, in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway, his father, Iver Petersen, was 36 and his mother, Serine Siri Christophersdatter, was 30. He married Elen Eriksdatter on 27 January 1861, in Lade kirke, Lademoen Prestegjeld, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Ytterøy, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway in 1865. He died on 26 July 1880, in Strinda, Søndre Trondhjem, Norway, at the age of 51.

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Family Time Line

Christian Iversen Wang
1828–1880
Elen Eriksdatter
1836–1903
Marriage: 27 January 1861
Emma Oline Olufsdatter
1859–1944

Sources (9)

  • Christian Iversen Vang, "Norway Census, 1865"
  • Kristian Iversen, "Norway Marriages, 1660-1926"
  • Kristian Iversen, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"

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World Events (8)

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. 

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."""

1843 · Edvard Grieg

Birth year of renown musical composer and pianist. Born in Bergen, Norway. Musical composer and pianist whose music is known worldwide. His use and development of Norwegian folk music in his own compositions brought the music of Norway to develop a national identity,

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Iver, Bernt, Erik, Niels, Svein, Alf, Anders, Bent, Bjorg, Einer, Gudmund, Jorgen.

Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Iver, from Old Norse Ívarr, a compound of either ív ‘yew tree, bow’ or Ing (the name of a god) + ar ‘warrior’ or ‘spear’.

North German: patronymic from an ancient Germanic personal name, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Iverson 1.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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