When Ole Andersen was born on 26 February 1804, in Tvengsberget, Hedmark, Norway, his father, Anders Olsen Räisäinen, was 19 and his mother, Kari Mortensdatter Nikkarainen, was 26. He married Karen Paulsen in 1830, in Hedmark, Norway. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died in 1866, in Vardal, Gjøvik, Oppland, Norway, at the age of 62.
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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.
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.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Lars, Nels, Per, Anders, Holger, Jorgen, Thor, Bjorn, Helmer, Alf.
Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas . Compare Anderson 1.
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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