Brief Life History of Boel Maria
When Boel Maria Ejlertsdatter was born on 5 May 1768, in Bragernes, Buskerud, Norway, her father, Eilert Andersen, was 37 and her mother, Anne Cathrine Paulsen, was 34. She married Jacob Andreasen Schejdman on 16 March 1797, in Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She was buried in Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway.
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- Boel Maria Ejlertsdr, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
- Boel Maria Ejlertsdr in entry for Arne, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
- Bodil Maria Eilertsen, "Norway, Baptisms, 1634-1927"
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1801 · 1801 Norwegian Census
It listed all family members living on each farm. Also those living in the cities.
Name Meaning
Biblical name, composed of two different Hebrew elements, Yah(weh) and El, both of which mean ‘God’ the implication of the name is that the Hebrew God, Yahweh, is the only true god. This is a common name in the Bible, being borne by, among others, one of King David's ‘mighty men’ (1 Chronicles 11:38), and a minor prophet who lived in the 8th century bc . The name has been perennially popular as a Jewish name; it was also taken up by the Puritans and other Christian fundamentalists. The name has long been in regular use in North America but was uncommon in Britain until the 1990s. Well-known bearers of the name include the American singer and entertainer Joel Grey ( b. 1932 ), the West Indian cricketer Joel Garner ( b. 1952 ), and the American film director Joel Coen ( b. 1954 ). The French form Joël is also used in the English-speaking world.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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