Brief Life History of Ole
When Ole Iversen Valheimsvatne was born in 1754, in Rogaland, Norway, his father, Ivar Olsen Vadla, was 33 and his mother, Lisbet Halvorsdatter, was 32. He married Sofia Andersdatter about 1772, in Årdal, Rogaland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 son.
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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
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.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Iver, Bernt, Erik, Niels, Svein, Alf, Anders, Bent, Bjorg, Einer, Gudmund, Jorgen.
Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Iver, from Old Norse Ívarr, a compound of either ív ‘yew tree, bow’ or Ing (the name of a god) + ar ‘warrior’ or ‘spear’.
North German: patronymic from an ancient Germanic personal name, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Iverson 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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