Brief Life History of Antoinette
When Antoinette Larsen was born on 5 May 1817, in Ringsaker, Hedmark, Norway, her father, Gullich Larsen, was 36 and her mother, Berte Rasmusdatter, was 34. She married Ole Eriksen Devold on 16 July 1839, in Molde, Møre og Romsdal, Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. She lived in Nes, Hedmark, Norway in 1817 and Namsos, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway in 1865. She died on 11 March 1892, in Molde, Møre og Romsdal, Norway, at the age of 74.
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- Antonette Guliksen in household of Od. Eriksen Devold, "Norway Census, 1865"
- Anthonete Larsen, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
- Anthonette, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
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World Events (8)
1825 · Sloopers
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.
1825 · Sondre Norheim
Birth of Sondre Norheim. Emigrated in 1884 with his wife and children and settled in North Dakota. Norwegian skier and pioneer of modern skiing. He is known as the father of Telemark skiing. He made important innovations in skiing technology by designing new equipment.
1843 · Edvard Grieg
Birth year of renown musical composer and pianist. Born in Bergen, Norway. Musical composer and pianist whose music is known worldwide. His use and development of Norwegian folk music in his own compositions brought the music of Norway to develop a national identity,
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nels, Niels, Sven, Thor, Knud, Nils, Per, Jorgen, Alf, Bjorn.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Lars, an equivalent of Lawrence . This is also an Americanized form of the cognate Larssen. Compare Larson 1, Larrison , and Lawson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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