Kari Torstensdatter

Brief Life History of Kari

When Kari Torstensdatter was born on 17 February 1812, in Tinn, Telemark, Norway, her father, Torstein Torgeirsen, was 40 and her mother, Anne Gunnufsdatter, was 33. She married Thore Halvorsen on 12 December 1836, in Atrå, Bratsberg, Norway. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Tinn, Bratsberg, Norway in 1812. She died on 1 January 1890, in Atrå, Bratsberg, Norway, at the age of 77, and was buried in Atrå, Bratsberg, Norway.

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Family Time Line

Thore Halvorsen
1817–1867
Kari Torstensdatter
1812–1890
Marriage: 12 December 1836
Astrid Thoresdatter
1837–1913
Anne Thoresdatter
1839–1848
Ingeborg Thoresdatter
1842–1862
Halvor Thoresen
1845–1846
Anne Thoresdatter
1849–
Halvor Thoresen
1851–1892
Thoreson
1853–1853
Thoresen
1854–1854
Kari Thoresdatter
1858–1858

Sources (31)

  • Kari Torstensdatter 1812 Tinn Parish Birth/Baptism Record
  • Kari Tostensdatter/Thore Halvorsen, "Norway Marriages, 1836"
  • Kari Tostensdt in entry for Halvor, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"

World Events (8)

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.

1834 · Fox River Settlement

Fox River Settlement in Illinois begun in 1834. It was the first permanent Norwegian-American immigrant settlement in the Midwest.

Name Meaning

Norwegian equivalent of Katherine .

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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