Brief Life History of Ole
When Ole Olsen was born in 1660, in Veldre, Ringsaker, Hedmark, Norway, his father, Ole Mogensen By, was 43 and his mother, Ales Lauritsdotter, was 36. He married Ingeborg Olsdatter in 1683, in Stange, Hedmark, Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He died in 1695, in Stange, Hedmark, Norway, at the age of 35, and was buried in Stange, Hedmark, Norway.
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- Ole Olsen Hembstad, "Norway, Probate Index Cards, 1640-1903"
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1685 · Norway Church
The State Church of Norway passed a law which required ministers to keep a written record of all baptisms, marriages, burials.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Nils, Lars, Alf, Thor, Niels, Sven, Jorgen, Helmer, Iver, Arnfinn.
Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Ole, a short form of Olaf, Olav (see Olafsen ). This surname is the third most common in Norway. It is also established in northeastern England and in northern Germany. Compare Ohlsen , Olesen , Oleson , and Olson .
German (Ölsen): habitational name from any of several places so named, in Saxony, Brandenburg, and the Rhineland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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