Brief Life History of Ole
When Ole Larsen Svanevik was born on 16 August 1812, in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway, his father, Lars Olsen, was 36 and his mother, Martha Paulsdatter Hatlestad, was 32. He married Anna Knutsdatter on 26 December 1838. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 15 March 1901, in Årstad, Bergen, Hordaland, Norway, at the age of 88, and was buried in Årstad, Bergen, Hordaland, Norway.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Ole Larsen - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Ole Larsen
- Ols Larsen, "Norway Marriages, 1660-1926"
- Ole Larsen Svanevik, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
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1814 · Syttende Mai (17th May)
Constitution declared Norway to be an independent kingdom to avoid being ceded to Sweden from Denmark. Celebrated by Norwegians & Norwegian-Americans on May 17th each year.
1814 · Eidsvoll, Norway
Place where the Norwegian Constitution was signed on 17 May.
1843 · Edvard Grieg
Birth year of renown musical composer and pianist. Born in Bergen, Norway. Musical composer and pianist whose music is known worldwide. His use and development of Norwegian folk music in his own compositions brought the music of Norway to develop a national identity,
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nels, Niels, Sven, Thor, Knud, Nils, Per, Jorgen, Alf, Bjorn.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Lars, an equivalent of Lawrence . This is also an Americanized form of the cognate Larssen. Compare Larson 1, Larrison , and Lawson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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