Edvard Embretsen Åkroken

Brief Life History of Edvard

When Edvard Embretsen Åkroken was born on 18 April 1864, in Eidskog, Hedmark, Norway, his father, Engebret Olsen Åkroken, was 37 and his mother, Berthea Arnesdatter Solheim, was 34. He married Marthea Olsdatter Trådstadkjølen on 2 April 1890, in Eidskog, Hedmark, Norway. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 29 December 1917, in his hometown, at the age of 53.

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Family Time Line

Edvard Embretsen Åkroken
1864–1917
Marthea Olsdatter Trådstadkjølen
1869–1958
Marriage: 2 April 1890
Olga Emilie Edvardsdatter
1890–
Marius Edvardsen
1892–1977
Ole Bernhard Edvardsen Traastadkjølen
1894–
Karl Emil Edvardsen
1897–
Marie Therese Edvardsdatter
1900–
John Alfred Edvardsen
1903–1988
Arne Trygve Edvardsen
1905–1994
Emma Ovidia Edvardsen
1910–

Sources (3)

  • Edvard Ingebrichtsen, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
  • Edvard Embretsen in entry for Arne Trygve, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
  • Edvard Embretsen, "Norway, Baptisms, 1634-1927"

World Events (7)

1865 · 1865 Norwegian Census

Arranged by county, clerical district, parish. Includes names with their birth years & places, position in family, occupation, indexes to farms & localities.

1867 · Emigration lists

Earliest passenger lists begin in 1867 for the ports of Oslo and Trondheim. Other ports followed.

1882 · Sigrid Undset

Birth year of Sigrid Undset. Norwegian novelist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928. Her best-known work is Kristin Lavransdatter.

Name Meaning

form of English Edward .

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

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