Hans Larsen Sørli Westby

Brief Life History of Hans Larsen

When Hans Larsen Sørli Westby was born in 1790, in Øvre Tennel, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway, his father, Lars Embretsen Nordre Berg, was 33 and his mother, Mari Larsdatter Rovelstad, was 33. He married Anne Nilsdatter Eier on 19 December 1812, in Sør-Odal, Hedmark, Norway. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He died in 1876, in Vestby, Trysil, Hedmark, Norway, at the age of 86.

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Hans Larsen Sørli Westby
1790–1876
Anne Nilsdatter Eier
1792–1847
Marriage: 19 December 1812
Mari Hansdatter Vestby
1813–1895
Kari Hansdatter Vestby
1815–1869
Niels Hansen Vestby
1817–1916
Marte Hansdatter Vestby
1820–1839
Lars Hansen
1822–1896
Lars Hansen Vestby
1822–
Anne Hansdatter Vestby
1824–
Engebret Hansen Vestby
1826–
Hans Hansen Vestby
1829–1879
Knut Hansen Smestad Westby Smestad
1835–1922

Sources (47)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Hans Larsen Sørli - birth-name: Hans Larsen Sørli
  • Hans Larsen, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Hans Larsen Sørli - death: 1876; Vestby, Hedemarkens Amt, Norway

World Events (8)

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

1814 · Syttende Mai (17th May)

Constitution declared Norway to be an independent kingdom to avoid being ceded to Sweden from Denmark. Celebrated by Norwegians & Norwegian-Americans on May 17th each year.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Italian Rocco, Arnaldo, Enrico, Gennaro, Pasquale, Ricardo, Roberto, Rosalinda, Salvatore, Stefano, Vito. Spanish Carlos, Juan.

Italian: patronymic or plural form of Sarlo .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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