When Barbra Nilsdatter Midtsæter was born in 1743, in Midsætret, Os, Hordaland, Norway, her father, Niels Jorgensen, was 29 and her mother, Marta Hansdr, was 24. She married Hans Larsen on 14 February 1762, in Os, Hordaland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 2 daughters. She died in 1801, in Os, Hordaland, Norway, at the age of 58.
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It listed all family members living on each farm. Also those living in the cities.
From Latin, meaning ‘foreign woman’ (a feminine form of barbarus ‘foreign’, from Greek, referring originally to the unintelligible chatter of foreigners, which sounded to the Greek ear like no more than bar-bar). St Barbara has always been one of the most popular saints in the calendar, although there is some doubt whether she ever actually existed. According to legend, she was imprisoned in a tower and later murdered by her father, who was then struck down by a bolt of lightning. Accordingly, she is the patron of architects, stonemasons, and fortifications, and of firework makers, artillerymen, and gunpowder magazines.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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