When Peder Johansen was born in 1789, in Modum, Buskerud, Norway, his father, Johan Nielsen Berg, was 21 and his mother, Karen Pedersdatter, was 24. He married Dorthe Bjornsdatter on 5 April 1816, in Modum, Buskerud, Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Per, Niels, Nils, Thor, Johan, Bjorn, Lars, Oluf, Borge, Holger, Jarl.
Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Johan (Scandinavian), Johann (German), vernacular forms of Johannes (see John ). Compare Johanson and Johnson .
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