Gunnild Pedersdatter Askim

Brief Life History of Gunnild Pedersdatter

When Gunnild Pedersdatter Askim was born in 1748, in Vardal, Gjøvik, Oppland, Norway, her father, Peder Pedersen Askim, was 37 and her mother, Kari Hansdatter Nygaard, was 29. She married Michel Amundsen Fruset on 7 February 1774, in Vardal, Gjøvik, Oppland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 17 March 1828, in Vardal, Gjøvik, Oppland, Norway, at the age of 80, and was buried in Vardal, Gjøvik, Oppland, Norway.

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Family Time Line

Michel Amundsen Fruset
1736–1795
Gunnild Pedersdatter Askim
1748–1828
Marriage: 7 February 1774
Amund Michelsen
1774–
Peder Michelsen
1777–1846
Hans Michelsen
1780–1781
Kari Michelsdatter
1784–

Sources (9)

  • Gunnild Pedersdatter in household of Pernille Pedersdatter, "Norway Census, 1801"
  • Gunild Pedersdatter, "Norway, Probate Index Cards, 1640-1903"
  • Gunnild Pedersdatter, "Norway, Probate Index Cards, 1640-1903"

World Events (3)

1801 · 1801 Norwegian Census

It listed all family members living on each farm. Also those living in the cities.

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.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): from the Middle English personal name Askin, a shortened form of the Norman personal name Asketin, a pet form of Asketill, Askell, which is of Old Norse origin and related to Haskell .

English: variant of Askerne, a habitational name from Askern, in Campsall, near Doncaster (Yorkshire). The placename denoted a house (Old English ærn) by an ash tree (Old English æsc, influenced or substituted by Old Norse askr).

English and Irish: variant of Heskin .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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