When Niels Johan Carlsen was born on 20 June 1846, in Borge, Nordland, Norway, his father, Carl Elling Ediasen, was 29 and his mother, Gurine Maria Sorensdatter, was 23. He married Oleane Sofie Jensdatter on 24 July 1874, in Borge, Nordland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 27 August 1874, in Rystad, Nordland, Norway, at the age of 28.
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First Norwegian-American newspaper was published in the Norwegian language. It was published in Wisconsin.
Birth year of Erik Werenskiold Norwegian painter and illustrator. He was especially known for his drawings of the Asbjørnsen and Moe fairytale collection.
Birth year of Theodor Kittelsen. One of the most popular artists in Norway. He became famous for his nature paintings, as well as his illustrations of fairy tales and legends, especially of trolls.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Niels, Lars, Lief, Alf, Berger, Bernt, Bjorn, Carsten, Erik, Folmer, Holger, Iver. German Kurt, Bernhard, Friederike, Gerhard, Gerhardt, Hans, Helmut, Otto.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Carl (see also Charles ). In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the variant Karlsen . Compare Carlson and Charlson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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