Brief Life History of Johan Andreas
When Johan Andreas Johannessen was born on 16 December 1830, in Mære kirke, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway, his father, Johannes Johannesen, was 20 and his mother, Mette Arentsdatter, was 26.
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Sources (2)
- Johan Andreas Johannessen Løe, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
- Johan Andreas Johannessen, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
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World Events (8)
1832 · Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
"Birth year of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. Norwegian writer who received the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature. He wrote the lyrics to the Norwegian national anthem ""Ja, vi elsker."""
1834 · Fox River Settlement
Fox River Settlement in Illinois begun in 1834. It was the first permanent Norwegian-American immigrant settlement in the Midwest.
1862 · Homestead Act
Homestead Act was passed in the U.S. which made land available for free upon meeting certain conditions. Many Norwegian-Americans acquired land through this process.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Thor, Bjorn, Sven, Aase, Alf, Anders, Erlend, Gorm, Johan, Knut, Lars.
Norwegian and Danish: variant of Johannesen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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