Brief Life History of Ingeri
When Ingeri Christensen was born on 8 June 1846, in Leri, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway, her father, Christen Johannesen, was 46 and her mother, Kari Johnsdotter Naes, was 41.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Birth/Bapt. record
- Ingeri, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
- Ingeri Christensen, "Norway, Baptisms, 1634-1927"
Parents and Siblings
World Events (7)
1847 · Nordlyset
First Norwegian-American newspaper was published in the Norwegian language. It was published in Wisconsin.
1855 · Erik Werenskiold
Birth year of Erik Werenskiold Norwegian painter and illustrator. He was especially known for his drawings of the Asbjørnsen and Moe fairytale collection.
1882 · Sigrid Undset
Birth year of Sigrid Undset. Norwegian novelist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928. Her best-known work is Kristin Lavransdatter.
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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