Ole Bjørnsen

Male1727–1749

Brief Life History of Ole

When Ole Bjørnsen was born in 1727, in Kvås, Lyngdal, Vest-Agder, Norway, his father, Bjørn Knudsen, was 43 and his mother, Adlu Olsdatter Brådland, was 33. 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–

Sources (4)

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

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    13 June 1745Lyngdal, 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

    from an Old Norse personal name composed of the elements anu ‘ancestor’ + leifr ‘heir, descendant’. St Olaf , King of Norway ( 995–1030 ), aided the spread of Christianity in his kingdom. The name was introduced to Britain before the Norman Conquest, but modern use as a given name in the English-speaking world originated in America, where it was taken by recent Scandinavian immigrants.

    Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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