When Halvor Jørgensen Østren was born in 1809, his father, Jørgen Mathisen Østren, was 50 and his mother, Anne Halvorsdatter Borstad, was 31. He married Marthe Andrine Christoffersdatter Juel on 31 December 1837, in Skoger, Vestfold, Norway. He died on 27 November 1838, at the age of 29.
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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
Eminent Norwegian violinist and composer. Renown Norwegian violinist and composer who toured multiple times in the US. Family friend with Edvard Grieg.
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.
From an Old Norse personal name from hallr ‘rock’ + varðr 'guardian, defender’.
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