Bergitta Olsdatter

Brief Life History of Bergitta

Bergitta Olsdatter was born in 1812, in Tennes, Troms, Norway. She had at least 1 son with Lars Adriansen Tennes.

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Family Time Line

Lars Adriansen Tennes
1812–1872
Bergitta Olsdatter
1812–
Ole Larsen
1832–1857

Sources (2)

  • Bergitta Olsdr Tennas in entry for Ole, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
  • Bergitta Olsdr in entry for Ole Larsen, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"

World Events (3)

1812 · Record-keeping

A uniform system for keeping church records was introduced by royal ordinance in December 1812. Prior to that there were no directions on how to keep church records. It required that a duplicate register be kept in a separate place.

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.

Name Meaning

Variant of Brigitta .

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

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