Helene Rafaelsdatter

Brief Life History of Helene

When Helene Rafaelsdatter was born about 1758, in Trondenes, Troms, Norway, her father, Rafael Rafaelsen Harr, was 54 and her mother, Gjertrud Olsdatter, was 46. She married Mads Jensen on 6 January 1779, in Trondenes, Troms, Norway. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She died about 1799, in Lavangen, Troms, Norway, at the age of 43, and was buried in Lavangen, Troms, Norway.

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Family Time Line

Mads Jensen
1749–1811
Helene Rafaelsdatter
1758–about 1799
Marriage: 6 January 1779
Benedicta Marie Madsdatter
about 1782–1856
Jens Madsen
1785–1829
Stillborn Madsdatter
1787–1787
Hanna Margrethe Madsdatter
about 1789–1870
Elen Debora Madsdatter
1792–1856
Lars Madsen
about 1799–
Raphael Madsen
1796–1834

Sources (10)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Helene Rafaelsdatter Harr - Church record: Christening record or certificate: birth-name: Helene Rafaelsdatter Harr
  • Helena Raphaelsdr, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
  • Helena Raphaelsdr in entry for Lars Madsen, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"

Name Meaning

form of Helen , now in fairly frequent use in the English-speaking world, usually without the accents.

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

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