Brief Life History of Marte
Marte Olsdatter Verket was born in 1729, in Holla, Bratsberg, Norway as the daughter of Ole Torgusen and Karen Rasmusdatter. She died about October 1800, in her hometown, at the age of 71, and was buried in Holla, Bratsberg, Norway.
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- Marte, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
Parents and Siblings
World Events (2)
1736 · Confirmation & education
Age 7
1739 · Universal schooling
Age 10
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Emile, Yves, Antoine, Camille, Collette, Eusebe, Laurent, Maryse, Monique, Raoul, Solange.
French: from a diminutive of Old French verre ‘glass’, hence perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a glazier.
History: Michel Verret dit Laverdure from Saintes in Charente-Maritime, France, married Marie Galarneau in Charlesbourg, QC, in 1683. The Verret families of LA trace their foundation to one Michel-Joseph Verret who was born in Canada and was in LA by 1724.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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