Brief Life History of Mads Tonnessen
When Mads Tonnessen Galde was born about 1545, in Åby, Aabybro, Nordjylland, Denmark, his father, Tonne Gudesen Galde, was 41 and his mother, Abelone Vincentsdatter Lunge, was 20. He had at least 1 daughter with Mrs. Mads Tonnessen Galde.
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Spouse and Children
1545– Male
1545– Female
Children (1)
1560–1626 Female
Parents and Siblings
1505–1571 Male
1526–1606 Female
Siblings (5)
1545– Male
1548– Female
1550– Female
1552–1578 Male
1552–1618 Female
World Events (2)
1563
Age 18
1626
Age 81
Name Meaning
German: perhaps a nickname from an ancient Germanic personal name, Gaddo, reflected in the Middle High German word gate ‘companion’, which later came to mean ‘husband’.
Swedish: variant of Gadd ‘sting’.
Indian: from the name of a subcaste of the Kamma caste, of unexplained etymology. It originates from the Vijayawda region in Andhra Pradesh.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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