Brief Life History of Birthe
When Birthe Larsdatter was born on 20 January 1805, in Fana, Bergen, Hordaland, Norway, her father, Lars Olsen, was 29 and her mother, Martha Paulsdatter Hatlestad, was 25. She married Arne Rasmussen on 14 June 1840, in Fana, Bergen, Hordaland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 6 April 1842, at the age of 37, and was buried in Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
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- Berthe Larsdr, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
- Berthe Larsdatter, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
- Berthe Lars, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
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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
Borrowing of the Irish name Brighid ( see Bridget ). This name owes its enormous popularity in Scandinavia, especially in Sweden, to St Birgitta ( 1304–73 ), patron saint of Sweden. She was a noblewoman who bore her husband eight children. After his death, she founded an order of nuns, the ‘Bridgettines’ or Order of the Most Holy Saviour. She also went to Rome, where she attempted to reform religious life.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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