When Torger Tollevsen Ortun was born about 1784, in Sauda, Rogaland, Norway, his father, Tolleiv Lambertsen, was 36 and his mother, Enkj Ingrid Nilsdotter or Nilsen, was 34. He married Guro Gjermundsdatter in 1801, in Sauda, Rogaland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He died in 1859, in his hometown, at the age of 76.
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It listed all family members living on each farm. Also those living in the cities.
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
Eminent Norwegian violinist and composer. Renown Norwegian violinist and composer who toured multiple times in the US. Family friend with Edvard Grieg.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Tollef, Thor.
Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Tollef, a variant of Torleiv, from Old Norse Thorleifr, formed with Thórr, the name of the Scandinavian god of thunder (see Thor ) + leifr ‘heir, descendant’.
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