Guri Olsdatter Sørbø

Brief Life History of Guri

When Guri Olsdatter Sørbø was born about 1637, in Sørbø, Rennesøy, Rogaland, Norway, her father, Ola Larsson Hodne, was 37 and her mother, Guri Rasmusdatter Sørbø, was 29. She married Morten Andersson Vik on 26 June 1670, in Rennesøy, Rogaland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She died in September 1685, in Vik, Rogaland, Norway, at the age of 49.

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Family Time Line

Morten Andersson Vik
1640–1706
Guri Olsdatter Sørbø
1637–1685
Marriage: 26 June 1670
Anders Mortenson Vik
1671–1701
Guri Mortensdtr Vik
1683–1686
Anna Mortensdatter Vik
1674–1731
Lars Mortenson Vik
1676–1732
Mette Mortensdatter Vik
1677–1754
Guri Mortensdatter Vik
1685–1685

Sources (3)

  • Guri Olsdtr, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
  • Rennesøy Gard & Aett, 1993, Lindanger, p. 435
  • Rennesøy Gard & Aett, 1993, Lindanger, p. 266 (Sørbø)

World Events (1)

1685 · Norway Church

The State Church of Norway passed a law which required ministers to keep a written record of all baptisms, marriages, burials.

Name Meaning

meaning ‘painted, coloured’ in Hebrew; it is borne in the Bible by a son of Naphtali and grandson of Jacob (Genesis 46:24).

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

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