Brief Life History of Elias
When Elias Anthonsen was christened on 9 September 1860, in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway, his father, Anthon Christoffersen Fossum, was 34 and his mother, Berith Anna Christoffersdatter, was 28.
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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.
1865 · 1865 Norwegian Census
Arranged by county, clerical district, parish. Includes names with their birth years & places, position in family, occupation, indexes to farms & localities.
1867 · Emigration lists
Earliest passenger lists begin in 1867 for the ports of Oslo and Trondheim. Other ports followed.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Alf, Arnt, Knud, Kristoffer, Lasse, Morten, Nils, Per.
Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Anton , Latin Antonius (see Anthony ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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