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