Torer Amundsen Brynjulsrud

Brief Life History of Torer

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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Family Time Line

Torer Amundsen Brynjulsrud
1788–1867
Kari Aslaksdatter Trosvigen
1789–1839
Marriage: 30 November 1816
Amund Torersen Søndre Brynjulsrud
1817–1853
Anne Thorersdatter Brynjulsrud
1819–1889
Maria Toresen
1822–
Aslak Toresen
1824–
Maria Toresen
1825–
Marthe Thorsdatter Brynjulsrud
1830–

Sources (11)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Torer Amundsen - Published information: birth: 1788;
  • Torer Amundsen, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
  • Thorer Amundsen, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"

World Events (7)

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

1810 · Ole Bull

Eminent Norwegian violinist and composer. Renown Norwegian violinist and composer who toured multiple times in the US. Family friend with Edvard Grieg.

Name Meaning

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’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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