Ole Bjørnsen

1727–1749 (Age 22)
Kvås, Lyngdal, Vest-Agder, Norway

The Life of Ole

When Ole Bjørnsen was born in 1727, in Kvås, Lyngdal, Vest-Agder, Norway, his father, Bjørn Knudsen, was 42 and his mother, Adlu Olsdatter Brådland, was 32. He married Anna Torkildsdatter on 13 June 1745, in Lyngdal, Vest-Agder, Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died in 1749, at the age of 22.

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Family Time Line

Ole Bjørnsen
1727–1749
Anna Torkildsdatter
1726–1806
Marriage: 13 June 1745
Adriana Olsen
1749–

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
13 June 1745
Lyngdal, Vest-Agder, Norway
children

(1)

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(6)

+1 More Child

World Events (2)

1736 · Confirmation & education

Age 9

Law of 1736 legally established Confirmation in the Lutheran Church which led to organized education for all children. These became important records which the Pastor kept.
1739 · Universal schooling

Age 12

First school law to begin universal schooling in Norway. They taught the subjects of Christianity, reading, writing, arithmetic. Compulsory schooling from the age of seven and at least until ten to twelve years old.

Name Meaning

Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Bjørn ( see Bjorn ).

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

Possible Related Names

Sources (3)

  • Ole Bjornsen, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
  • Ole Biornsen in entry for Adriana Olsen, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
  • Ole Biornssen, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"

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