Christine Pedersdatter Nygard

Female4 November 1839–25 January 1901

Brief Life History of Christine

When Christine Pedersdatter Nygard was born on 4 November 1839, in Nord-Odal, Hedmark, Norway, her father, Peder Olsen Illgo, was 33 and her mother, Berthe Gundersdatter Delbekk, was 32. She married Peder Andersen Svarverud on 22 August 1861. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 25 January 1901, in Nord-Odal, Hedmark, Norway, at the age of 61.

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Family Time Line

Peder Andersen Svarverud
1827–1913
Christine Pedersdatter Nygard
1839–1901
Marriage: 22 August 1861
Dina Mathea Pedersen
1861–
Anders Pedersen
1863–1869
Polmar Pedersen Illgoshaugen
1864–1952
Brede Pedersen Illgoshaugen
1866–1941
Thea Amalie Pedersdatter Bjelker
1867–1943
Anders Ilgoshaugen Aasheim
1869–1953
Ole Pedersen
1871–
Gustav Pedersen
1873–
Petter Pedersen Illgoshaugen
1878–1935

Sources (17)

  • Kristine Pedersdt in household of Peder Andersen, "Norway Census, 1875"
  • Kirstine Pedersdr, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
  • Christine Pedersdtr in entry for S. Polmar, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    22 August 1861
  • Children (9)

    +4 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1843 · Edvard Grieg

    Age 4

    Birth year of renown musical composer and pianist. Born in Bergen, Norway. Musical composer and pianist whose music is known worldwide. His use and development of Norwegian folk music in his own compositions brought the music of Norway to develop a national identity,

    1845 · Nonconformist Act

    Age 6

    The Nonconformist Act recognized Christian dissenter churches. It became legal to organize churches of other denominations.

    1857 · Theodor Kittelsen

    Age 18

    Birth year of Theodor Kittelsen. One of the most popular artists in Norway. He became famous for his nature paintings, as well as his illustrations of fairy tales and legends, especially of trolls.

    Name Meaning

    form of Christina . It was popular in the medieval period, when it appears to have been used interchangeably with Christian , and again in Britain at the end of the 19th century. In the United States it was particularly popular from the 1950s to the 1970s.

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

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