Brief Life History of Christopher
When Christopher Iversen Leirvik was christened on 23 April 1809, in Foldereid, Nærøy, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway, his father, Iver Larsen Leirvik, was 36 and his mother, Andrea Christophersdatter Skaftnesmo, was 25. He married Beret Ingebrigtsdatter Bogan on 4 October 1835, in Kolvereid, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter.
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- Christopher Iversen, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
- Kristofer Iversen, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
- Christopher Iversen, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
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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.
1843 · Edvard Grieg
Birth year of renown musical composer and pianist. Born in Bergen, Norway. Musical composer and pianist whose music is known worldwide. His use and development of Norwegian folk music in his own compositions brought the music of Norway to develop a national identity,
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Iver, Bernt, Erik, Niels, Svein, Alf, Anders, Bent, Bjorg, Einer, Gudmund, Jorgen.
Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Iver, from Old Norse Ívarr, a compound of either ív ‘yew tree, bow’ or Ing (the name of a god) + ar ‘warrior’ or ‘spear’.
North German: patronymic from an ancient Germanic personal name, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Iverson 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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