Brief Life History of Berthe
When Berthe Knudsdatter was born in 1744, in Brøttum, Ringsaker, Hedmark, Norway, her father, Knud Gudbrandsen, was 20 and her mother, Åse Thorsteinsdatter, was 22. She married Lars Pedersen Tørtop on 5 March 1769, in Ringsaker, Hedmark, Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters.
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1801 · 1801 Norwegian Census
It listed all family members living on each farm. Also those living in the cities.
1810 · Vaccinations
Royal order issued by the King of Norway and Denmark in 1810 required everyone to have a certificate of smallpox vaccination. This was also recorded in the Church records. 33
1810 · Ole Bull
Eminent Norwegian violinist and composer. Renown Norwegian violinist and composer who toured multiple times in the US. Family friend with Edvard Grieg.
Name Meaning
Germanic. See Bertha .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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