Brief Life History of Holger
When Prest Holger Pedersen Arctander was born about 1580, in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway, his father, Borgermester Peder Nielsen Arctander, was 48 and his mother, Ærmegaard Casparsdatter Gamshard, was 35. He married Sophie in 1562. He died in his hometown.
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- Peder Nilssön Arctander - f. 1533. Borgermester i Throndhjem
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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.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Niels, Bjorn, Knud, Nils, Anders, Jorgen, Egil, Einer, Knut, Peer.
Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Peder (see Peter ). This surname is also found in northern Germany. Compare Petersen 2 and Peterson 1.
English: variant of Peterson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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