When Anne Gundersdatter was born on 21 June 1830, in Verdal Prestegjeld, Sør-Innherad prosti, Nidaros diocese, Norway, her father, Gunder Baardsen Lyng, was 33 and her mother, Anne Andersdatter, was 34. She married Johannes Olsen Follo on 2 February 1860, in Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 24 March 1892, in Norway, at the age of 61.
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variant of Anne , in common use as a given name in most European languages. Among people with a classical education, it has from time to time been associated with Virgil's Aeneid, where it is borne by the sister of Dido , Queen of Carthage. This Phoenician name may ultimately be of Semitic origin, and thus related to the biblical Anne. However, the connection, if it exists, is indirect rather than direct.
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Anna’s mother, Anne Gundersdotter, had an interesting family history. Her first child was born of wedlock with Paul Olsen in 1853. His name was Johan Olaf Paulson. Johan immigrated to America in 1880 …
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