Ingebrigt Gundersen

Male4 October 1849–1936

Brief Life History of Ingebrigt

When Ingebrigt Gundersen was born on 4 October 1849, in Norway, his father, Gunder Ingebrigtsen Grantroen, was 19 and his mother, Agnes Ingebrigtsdotter Borren, was 23. He died in 1936, in Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 87.

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Ingebrigt Gundersen
1849–1936
Anne Erikdatter Lovaas
1854–1928

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  • Ingebrigt Gundersen, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"

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World Events (8)

1854 · The Creation of the Republican Party

Age 5

A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim that the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.

1863

Age 14

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1872 · The First National Park

Age 23

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Alf, Knut, Anders, Astrid, Bjorn, Fredrik, Gudrun, Helmer, Hilmar, Hilmer, Johan.

Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Gunder, from Old Norse Gunnarr, a compound of gunn ‘battle’ + arr ‘warrior’. Compare Gunderson and Gunnerson .

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

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