Ole Findsen Søstua Knapper

Brief Life History of Ole

When Ole Findsen Søstua Knapper was born in 1670, in Sør-Odal, Hedmark, Norway, his father, Finn Olsen Morterud, was 47 and his mother, Magnhild Olsdatter Morterud, was 48. He married Aase Halvorsdatter Austvatn on 26 August 1697, in Sør-Odal, Hedmark, Norway. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died in 1727, in Knapper, Nord-Odal, Hedmark, Norway, at the age of 57.

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Family Time Line

Ole Findsen Søstua Knapper
1670–1727
Goro Hansdatter Jelsnes
1691–1748
Marriage: 22 July 1710
Hans Olsen Hernes
1713–1801
Ole Olsen Knapper
about 1718–1792
Aase Olsdatter Knapper
1715–about 1718
Marte Olsdatter Knapper
1721–1722
Kari Olsdatter Knapper
1723–1750
Karen Olsdatter Knapper
1723–
Marit Olsdatter Knapper
1726–

Sources (13)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Ola Finnsen Knapper - Census: 1697; Knapper, Hedemarkens Amt, Norway
  • Ole Findson, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Ola Finnsen Knapper - death: 1727; Knapper, Hedemarkens Amt, Norway

World Events (2)

1685 · Norway Church

The State Church of Norway passed a law which required ministers to keep a written record of all baptisms, marriages, burials.

1700 · Norwegian calendar change

1n 1700 Norway changed from the Julian Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar. The day after 18 Feb in the Julian Calendar became 1 March in the Gregorian calendar.

Name Meaning

English: see Findon .

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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