When Johannes Andersen was born in 1800, in Osterøy, Hordaland, Norway, his father, Anders Johannesen, was 37 and his mother, Marta Amundsdatter, was 25. He married Sogni Arnesdtr on 14 April 1827, in Hamre, Osterøy, Hordaland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died in 1882, in Sanddal, Fusa, Hordaland, Norway, at the age of 82.
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It listed all family members living on each farm. Also those living in the cities.
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
First organized group of emigrants to leave Norway. First emigration to America began with the Sloopers who left in an undersized sloop “Restauration” sailed from Stavanger, Norway on July 4th, 1825.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Lars, Nels, Per, Anders, Holger, Jorgen, Thor, Bjorn, Helmer, Alf.
Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas . Compare Anderson 1.
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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