Margit Halvorsdatter

Brief Life History of Margit

When Margit Halvorsdatter was born in 1799, in Sauherad Kirke, Sauherad, Telemark, Norway, her father, Halvor Johanesen, was 47 and her mother, Gunhild Ingebretsdatter, was 48. She married Halvor Helliksen on 2 January 1823, in Sauherad, Telemark, Norway. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Halvor Helliksen
1794–1879
Margit Halvorsdatter
1799–
Marriage: 2 January 1823
Hellek Halvorsen
1823–
Halvor Halvorsen
1825–
Gunnild Halvorsdatter
1827–
Johannes Halvorsen
1838–
Mari Halvorsdatter
1840–1886

Sources (14)

  • Margit Halvorsdr, "Norway Marriages, 1660-1926"
  • Margith Halvorsd, "Norway, Church Books, 1797-1958"
  • Margit Halvorsdr, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"

World Events (8)

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

1832 · Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson

"Birth year of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. Norwegian writer who received the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature. He wrote the lyrics to the Norwegian national anthem ""Ja, vi elsker."""

Name Meaning

Vernacular form of Margareta .

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

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