Inger Maria Johnsdatter Kjærstad

Brief Life History of Inger Maria

When Inger Maria Johnsdatter Kjærstad was born on 16 October 1833, in Eidskog, Hedmark, Norway, her father, John Olsen Pramhus, was 32 and her mother, Kari Olsdtr Kjærstad, was 42. She married Berger Embretsen Nordby on 30 October 1853, in Eidskog, Hedmark, Norway. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 27 September 1916, in Eidskog, Hedmark, Norway, at the age of 82.

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Family Time Line

Berger Embretsen Nordby
1826–1900
Inger Maria Johnsdatter Kjærstad
1833–1916
Marriage: 30 October 1853
Elen Marthea Bergersdatter Sjøli
1854–1933
Johanne Bergerdatter Sjøli
1856–1918
Anton Bergersen Sjøli
1858–
Christine Bergersdatter Sjøli
1861–
Carl Bergersen Sjøli
1864–
Bernt Bergerson Shuley
1867–1943
Inger Marie Bergersen
1871–1873
Inger Marie Bergersdatter Sjøli
1874–
Bastian Bergersen Sjøli
1877–1953

Sources (25)

  • Inger Maria Joesdatter, "Norway, Census, 1900"
  • Inger Maria Johnsdatter, "Norway Marriages, 1660-1926"
  • Inger Marie Johnsdr., "Norway, Church Books, 1797-1958"

World Events (8)

1834 · Fox River Settlement

Fox River Settlement in Illinois begun in 1834. It was the first permanent Norwegian-American immigrant settlement in the Midwest.

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,

1855 · Erik Werenskiold

Birth year of Erik Werenskiold Norwegian painter and illustrator. He was especially known for his drawings of the Asbjørnsen and Moe fairytale collection.

Name Meaning

Variant of Ingegerd and Ingrid , attested from the 16th-century.

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

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