When Johannes Torkjelsson Tøsse was born in 1846, in Tysse, Hosanger, Hordaland, Norway, his father, Torkjel Johannesson Tøsse, was 38 and his mother, Guro Sjursdotter Bjelland, was 30. He married Ales Larsdotter Miljateigen in 1868, in Skånevik, Hordaland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Tysse, Skånevik, Hordaland, Norway in 1900. He died in October 1909, at the age of 63.
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First Norwegian-American newspaper was published in the Norwegian language. It was published in Wisconsin.
Birth year of Erik Werenskiold Norwegian painter and illustrator. He was especially known for his drawings of the Asbjørnsen and Moe fairytale collection.
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New Testament: ‘God is gracious’. See John .
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