When Torer Amundsen Brynjulsrud was born in 1788, in Sør-Odal, Hedmark, Norway, his father, Amund Knutsen Brynjulsrud, was 41 and his mother, Mari Torsdatter Auli ( Kvernberget), was 34. He married Kari Aslaksdatter Trosvigen on 30 November 1816, in Sør-Odal, Hedmark, Norway. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He died in 1867, at the age of 79.
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It listed all family members living on each farm. Also those living in the cities.
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
Eminent Norwegian violinist and composer. Renown Norwegian violinist and composer who toured multiple times in the US. Family friend with Edvard Grieg.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Alf, Erik, Thor, Egil, Hjordis, Iver, Per, Svein.
Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Amund, Old Norse Ǫgmundr, composed of the elements agi ‘awe’ (or possibly ag ‘point of a sword’) + mund ‘protection’.
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