Brief Life History of Ole
When Ole Torkelsen was born about 1759, in Øvre Mosby, Vest-Agder, Norway, his father, Torkild Salvesen Kallebrodet, was 36 and his mother, Signe Andersdatter, was 31. He married Asgjierd Jensdratter on 22 June 1785, in Oddernes, Vest-Agder, Norway. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters.
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- Ole Torkelsen, "Norway Marriages, 1660-1926"
- Ole Torkelsen, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
- Ole Torkelsen, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
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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
1825 · Sloopers
First organized group of emigrants to leave Norway. First emigration to America began with the Sloopers who left in an undersized sloop “Restauration” sailed from Stavanger, Norway on July 4th, 1825.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Hjalmer, Selmer.
Americanized form of Norwegian Torkelsen or its rare variant Torkellsen: patronymic from the personal name Torkel(l), a form of Old Norse Thorketill, composed of the name of the god Thórr (see Thor ) + ketill ‘sacrificial cauldron, helmet’. Compare Thorkelson .
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Torkelsson, rare Swedish cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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