Brief Life History of Ingeborg
When Ingeborg Arnesdatter was born in March 1762, in Røyken, Buskerud, Norway, her father, Arne Pedersen Follestad, was 24 and her mother, Kirsti Hallesdatter, was 25. She had at least 2 daughters with Johannes Hansen.
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Sources (2)
- Ingeborg, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
- Ingeborg Arnesdatter, parish baptism record, 25 Mar 1762, Røyken, Buskerud, Norway
Spouse and Children
World Events (6)
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
1825 · Sloopers
First organized group of emigrants to leave Norway. First emigration to America began with the Sloopers who left in an undersized sloop “Restauration” sailed from Stavanger, Norway on July 4th, 1825.
Name Meaning
From an Old Norse personal name from the name of the fertility god Ing + borg ‘fortification’.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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