Brief Life History of Anna
When Anna Torkjellsdatter was born in 1809, in Kinsarvik, Ullensvang, Hordaland, Norway, her father, TORKJELL Eliasen, was 44 and her mother, Ranveig Nilsdatter, was 27. She married Endre Mikkelsen on 20 November 1834, in Ullensvang, Hordaland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died in 1885, at the age of 76.
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- Anna Torkelsdr, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
- Anna Torkilsdr in entry for Randvei Andersen, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
- Anna Torkilsdr in entry for Randvei Andersen, "Norway, Baptisms, 1634-1927"
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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
1810 · Ole Bull
Eminent Norwegian violinist and composer. Renown Norwegian violinist and composer who toured multiple times in the US. Family friend with Edvard Grieg.
1829 · Colonel Hans Christian Heg
Birth year of Colonel Heg Hans Christian Heg emigrated in 1840 with his parents to Muskego, Wisconsin. Norwegian American Civil War hero, abolitionist, journalist, anti-slavery activist, politician and soldier. He was best known for leading the Scandinavian 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment on the Union side in the American Civil War.
Name Meaning
variant of Anne , in common use as a given name in most European languages. Among people with a classical education, it has from time to time been associated with Virgil's Aeneid, where it is borne by the sister of Dido , Queen of Carthage. This Phoenician name may ultimately be of Semitic origin, and thus related to the biblical Anne. However, the connection, if it exists, is indirect rather than direct.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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