When Anne Tostensdatter Børstad was born in 1784, in Sør-Odal, Hedmark, Norway, her father, Tosten Olsen, was 21 and her mother, Berte Embretsdatter Damlia, was 29. She married Engebret Christophersen on 25 October 1812, in Sør-Odal, Hedmark, Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 2 January 1825, at the age of 41.
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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.
variant of Anne , in common use as a given name in most European languages. Among people with a classical education, it has from time to time been associated with Virgil's Aeneid, where it is borne by the sister of Dido , Queen of Carthage. This Phoenician name may ultimately be of Semitic origin, and thus related to the biblical Anne. However, the connection, if it exists, is indirect rather than direct.
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