Brief Life History of Anders
When Anders Tellefsen was christened on 3 July 1796, in Tveit, Tveit, Vest-Agder, Norway, his father, Tellef Olsen, was 43 and his mother, Anne Salvesdatter, was 40.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Anders Tellevsen, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
Parents and Siblings
World Events (3)
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
1810 · Ole Bull
Eminent Norwegian violinist and composer. Renown Norwegian violinist and composer who toured multiple times in the US. Family friend with Edvard Grieg.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Tellef, Aane, Ingeborg, Toralf, Torleif.
Norwegian: patronymic from Tellef, a form of the Old Norse personal name Thorleifr, composed of the name of the god Thórr (see Thor ) + leifr ‘heir, descendant’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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