When Ragnild Svendsdatter was born in October 1765, in Atrå, Tinn, Telemark, Norway, her father, Svend Torjersen, was 35 and her mother, Bergit Olsdatter, was 30. She married Wilhelm Sigursen on 28 November 1791, in Tinn, Telemark, Norway. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters.
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It listed all family members living on each farm. Also those living in the cities.
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
Birth year of Henrik Ibsen. Norwegian playwright and theatre director and one of the most influential playwrights of his time. His most-known works were Peer Gynt and A Doll's House.
From an Old Norse personal name from regin ‘advice, decision’ (also, ‘the gods’) + hildr ‘battle’.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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