Brief Life History of Niels
When Niels Syversen was born in 1750, in Fjerdingstad, Bakke, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway, his father, Syver Nilsen, was 27 and his mother, Anne Christophersdatter, was 27. He married Pernille Halvordsdatter about 1775, in Fjerdingstad, Bakke, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died in his hometown.
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- Niels Syversen in entry for Anne Nielsdatter, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
- Legacy NFS Source: Nils Syversen -
- Legacy NFS Source: Nils Syversen -
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1801 · 1801 Norwegian Census
It listed all family members living on each farm. Also those living in the cities.
1810 · Vaccinations
Royal order issued by the King of Norway and Denmark in 1810 required everyone to have a certificate of smallpox vaccination. This was also recorded in the Church records. 33
1812 · Record-keeping
A uniform system for keeping church records was introduced by royal ordinance in December 1812. Prior to that there were no directions on how to keep church records. It required that a duplicate register be kept in a separate place.
Name Meaning
Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Syver(t), a variant of Sivert . Compare Syvertsen and Syverson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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