Brief Life History of Ole
When Ole Eriksen was born in 1650, in Brennåsen, Nordland, Norway, his father, Erik Østensen, was 41 and his mother, Mrs. Erik Østensen, was 36. He married Mrs Ole Erichsen in 1688, in Mo, Nordland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He died in 1728, in Brennåsen, Nordland, Norway, at the age of 78.
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- Mo prestegjeld : gardshistorie, Page 92, Austre Brenassen
- Ancestry Family Trees
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1685 · Norway Church
The State Church of Norway passed a law which required ministers to keep a written record of all baptisms, marriages, burials.
1700 · Norwegian calendar change
1n 1700 Norway changed from the Julian Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar. The day after 18 Feb in the Julian Calendar became 1 March in the Gregorian calendar.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Morten, Alf, Johan, Aase, Bjorn, Einer, Fredrik, Helle, Iver, Knud.
Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Erik, from Old Norse Eiríkr (see Erickson ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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