Brief Life History of Kaia Christiane
When Kaia Christiane Ellingsen was born on 13 February 1860, in Å, Moskenes, Nordland, Norway, her father, Johan Ellingsen, was 47 and her mother, Margrethe Sophie Kibsgaard, was 43. She married Hans Peter Lindahl on 18 July 1899, in Oslo, Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Moskenes, Nordland, Norway in 1860. She died on 4 June 1907, in Oslo, Norway, at the age of 47.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Kaja Christine, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
- Kaia Christine, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
- Kaja Kristine Ellingsen in entry for Hans Peter Lindahl, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
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World Events (7)
1862 · Homestead Act
Homestead Act was passed in the U.S. which made land available for free upon meeting certain conditions. Many Norwegian-Americans acquired land through this process.
1865 · 1865 Norwegian Census
Arranged by county, clerical district, parish. Includes names with their birth years & places, position in family, occupation, indexes to farms & localities.
1875 · 1875 Norwegian Census
Lists all family members living at each residence, including year & place of birth, position in the family, marital status etc.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Per, Egil, Nils, Selmer, Svein, Sven.
Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Elling, from Old Norse Erlingr, meaning ‘son of an earl’.
North German: habitational name from a place called Ellinghausen, Ellingesen, or similar.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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