Brief Life History of Ambjør
When Ambjør Torkelsson was born about 1734, in Rollag, Buskerud, Norway, her father, Torkel Eriksson Lien, was 48 and her mother, Mari Tollefsdotter, was 41.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Ambjaer, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
Parents and Siblings
1687–1772 Male
1694–1767 Female
Siblings (4)
1728–1804 Female
1731– Female
1734– Female
1739–1825 Male
World Events (6)
1736 · Confirmation & education
Age 2
1739 · Universal schooling
Age 5
1801 · 1801 Norwegian Census
Age 67
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Hjalmer, Selmer.
Americanized form of Norwegian Torkelsen or its rare variant Torkellsen: patronymic from the personal name Torkel(l), a form of Old Norse Thorketill, composed of the name of the god Thórr (see Thor ) + ketill ‘sacrificial cauldron, helmet’. Compare Thorkelson .
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Torkelsson, rare Swedish cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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