When Anna Ragnhild Gunnarsen was born on 15 November 1834, in Suldal, Rogaland, Norway, her father, Gunnar Eliasson Barkeland, was 36 and her mother, Malena Olsdtr Grønnevik, was 29. She married Torkild Lauritz Johannesen in 1861, in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Rogaland, Norway in 1834.
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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,
The Nonconformist Act recognized Christian dissenter churches. It became legal to organize churches of other denominations.
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Agust, Lennart, Nils, Sven, Thor.
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish and Icelandic Gunnarsson: patronymic from the personal name Gunnar, from Old Norse Gunnarr, a compound of gunn ‘battle’ + arr ‘warrior’. Compare Gunderson and Gunnerson .
Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Gunnarsen, a cognate of 1 above.
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