Jacobia Pedersdatter

Brief Life History of Jacobia

When Jacobia Pedersdatter was born on 2 November 1834, in Efteløt, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway, her father, Peder Evensen Dahlen, was 41 and her mother, Marte Marie Jonsdatter Bringsrud, was 39. She married Peder Christian Dyresen on 23 February 1865, in Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway in 1834 and Buskerud, Norway in 1834. In 1875, at the age of 41, her occupation is listed as sykone in Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. She died on 23 February 1881, at the age of 46.

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Family Time Line

Peder Christian Dyresen
1840–1913
Jacobia Pedersdatter
1834–1881
Marriage: 23 February 1865
Martinius Pedersen
1865–1883
Olaus Klippenberg Pedersen
1868–1952
Pauline Marie Pedersen
1870–1952
Gjertrud Marie Dyresen
1872–
Janna Petrine Pedersen
1876–1947
Elda Martine Pedersdtr
1879–1881

Sources (24)

  • Jacobea Pedersdotter, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
  • Jacobea Pedersd., "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
  • Jakobine Pedersdtr in entry for Gjertrud Maria, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"

World Events (8)

1843 · Edvard Grieg

Birth year of renown musical composer and pianist. Born in Bergen, Norway. Musical composer and pianist whose music is known worldwide. His use and development of Norwegian folk music in his own compositions brought the music of Norway to develop a national identity,

1845 · Nonconformist Act

The Nonconformist Act recognized Christian dissenter churches. It became legal to organize churches of other denominations.

1847 · Nordlyset

First Norwegian-American newspaper was published in the Norwegian language. It was published in Wisconsin.

Name Meaning

Feminine form of Jacob .

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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