When Bjorn Ellingsen Haugen was born on 15 September 1847, in Buskerud, Norway, his father, Elling Bjørnsen Omlieie, was 29 and his mother, Kjersti Torgersdatter, was 18. He married Gunhild Hansdatter in 1867, in Sigdal, Buskerud, Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Sigdal, Buskerud, Norway in 1865 and Traill, Dakota Territory, United States in 1880. He died on 6 September 1917, in Crosby, Divide, North Dakota, United States, at the age of 69.
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Birth year of Erik Werenskiold Norwegian painter and illustrator. He was especially known for his drawings of the Asbjørnsen and Moe fairytale collection.
Birth year of Theodor Kittelsen. One of the most popular artists in Norway. He became famous for his nature paintings, as well as his illustrations of fairy tales and legends, especially of trolls.
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Bjorn, Per, Helmer, Nels, Alf, Karsten, Lars, Nils, Nordahl, Obert, Anders.
Norwegian: habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads named Haugen, from the definite singular form of Old Norse haugr ‘hill, mound’. Compare Hogen .
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