Brief Life History of John
When John Christensen was born on 9 May 1830, in Leri, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway, his father, Christen Johannesen, was 30 and his mother, Kari Johnsdotter Naes, was 25. He died on 25 March 1853, in Hordaland, Norway, at the age of 22.
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- John, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
- John Christensen, "Norway, Baptisms, 1634-1927"
- John Christensen, "Norway, Baptisms, 1634-1927"
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World Events (4)
1832 · Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Birth year of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. Norwegian writer who received the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature. He wrote the lyrics to the Norwegian national anthem "Ja, vi elsker."
1834 · Fox River Settlement
Fox River Settlement in Illinois begun in 1834. It was the first permanent Norwegian-American immigrant settlement in the Midwest.
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, Nels, Niels, Lars, Bent, Anders, Thor, Jorgen, Nils, Einer, Viggo, Folmer.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Christen . In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the especially Danish and Norwegian variant Kristensen . Compare Christenson and Christianson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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