Brief Life History of Ingeborg
When Ingeborg Kristensdatter was born in 1842, in Åby, Sigdal, Buskerud, Norway, her father, Kristen Reiersen, was 32 and her mother, Inger Johannesdatter, was 26. She married Knut Engebretsen Abybrekt on 13 December 1867, in Åby, Sigdal, Buskerud, Norway. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 25 August 1885, in Åby, Sigdal, Buskerud, Norway, at the age of 43, and was buried in Sigdal, Buskerud, Norway.
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- Ingeborg Christensdr, "Norway Marriages, 1660-1926"
- Sigdal (Buskerud, Norway) parish death burial record for Ingeborg Kristensdatter
- Ingeborg, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
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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,
1845 · Nonconformist Act
The Nonconformist Act recognized Christian dissenter churches. It became legal to organize churches of other denominations.
1855 · Erik Werenskiold
Birth year of Erik Werenskiold Norwegian painter and illustrator. He was especially known for his drawings of the Asbjørnsen and Moe fairytale collection.
Name Meaning
From an Old Norse personal name from the name of the fertility god Ing + borg ‘fortification’.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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