Brief Life History of Erik
When Erik Larssen Børslungseter was born on 18 March 1834, his father, Lars Eriksen, was 43 and his mother, Marthe Andersdatter Sørli, was 38. He married Christine Syversdatter Fjeld on 22 November 1857, in Eidskog, Hedmark, Norway. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Vinger, Hedmark, Norway in 1834 and Hedmark, Norway in 1834.
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- Erik Larssen, "Norway Marriages, 1660-1926"
- Erik Larsen, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
- Erik Larsen, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
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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.
1865 · 1865 Norwegian Census
Arranged by county, clerical district, parish. Includes names with their birth years & places, position in family, occupation, indexes to farms & localities.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Erik, Anders, Fredrik, Nels, Nils, Olle, Per, Sten, Algot, Birgit, Bjorn. German Bernhard, Hans, Markus, Oskar.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Lars, an equivalent of Lawrence . Compare Larson 1, Larrison , and Lawson 2.
Americanized form of Norwegian and rare North German or Danish patronymic Larssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Larsen and Larson 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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