Ellef Johannesen

Brief Life History of Ellef

When Ellef Johannesen was born on 19 October 1808, in Hamre, Osterøy, Hordaland, Norway, his father, Johannes Olsen Storset, was 21 and his mother, Anna Ellevsdatter Angelskår, was 26. He married Ingeborg Johannesdatter on 14 April 1837, in Hamre, Osterøy, Hordaland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He died in April 1848, in Manger, Radøy, Hordaland, Norway, at the age of 39.

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Ellef Johannesen
1808–1848
Ingeborg Johannesdatter
1807–1890
Marriage: 14 April 1837
Johannes Ellefsen Angelskaar
1838–1896
Johannes Ellefsen
1839–1839
Johannes Ellefsen
1841–1842
Nils Ellefsen Soltvedt
1845–1891
Johannes Ellefsen Soltvedt
1845–1919
Marthe Ellefsen Soltvedt
1848–

Sources (29)

  • Wiki, Norway, Hamre, births
  • Ellev Johannesen, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Ellef Johannesen - Individual or family possessions: death: 1848; Hamre, Hordaland, Norway

World Events (8)

1810 · Vaccinations

Royal order issued by the King of Norway and Denmark in 1810 required everyone to have a certificate of smallpox vaccination. This was also recorded in the Church records. 33

1810 · Ole Bull

Eminent Norwegian violinist and composer. Renown Norwegian violinist and composer who toured multiple times in the US. Family friend with Edvard Grieg.

1825 · Sloopers

First organized group of emigrants to leave Norway. First emigration to America began with the Sloopers who left in an undersized sloop “Restauration” sailed from Stavanger, Norway on July 4th, 1825.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Ingard, Iver, Morten, Thora. German Otto, Fritz.

Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Johannes (see John ). It is rare in Germany. Compare Johnson .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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