When Kari Tostensdatter Sjøbrenna was born in 1784, in Sør-Odal, Hedmark, Norway, her father, Tosten Eriksen Sjøvika, was 19 and her mother, Birthe Sørensdatter, was 25. She had at least 1 daughter with Erik Torsen Kvislavangen.
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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
First organized group of emigrants to leave Norway. First emigration to America began with the Sloopers who left in an undersized sloop “Restauration” sailed from Stavanger, Norway on July 4th, 1825.
Norwegian equivalent of Katherine .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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