Berthe Olsdatter

Brief Life History of Berthe

When Berthe Olsdatter was born on 2 January 1797, in Fåberg, Lillehammer, Oppland, Norway, her father, Ole Clausen, was 31 and her mother, Anna Larsdatter Østensen, was 30. She married Peder Pedersen on 22 April 1816, in Fåberg, Lillehammer, Oppland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. She died in February 1878, in Lillehammer, Oppland, Norway, at the age of 81.

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Family Time Line

Peder Pedersen
1789–1872
Berthe Olsdatter
1797–1878
Marriage: 22 April 1816
Simen Pedersen
1816–1895
Andrine Pedersdr
1817–1904
Ole Pedersen
1817–
Berthe Pedersen
1818–
Sonner Pedersen
1819–
Pernille Pedersdatter
1819–1881
Olea Pedersen
1821–1825
Ole Pedersen
1824–
Peder Pedersen
1824–
Peder Pedersen
1827–1868
Pernille Pedersen
1827–1831
Karen Pedersen
1829–

Sources (18)

  • Bernt Olsdr. in entry for Peder, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
  • Berte Olsdr. in entry for Anne, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
  • Berte Olsdr in entry for Ole, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"

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

1825 · Sloopers

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.

Name Meaning

Germanic. See Bertha .

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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