Jacob Isachsen

Male27 August 1758–29 January 1812

Brief Life History of Jacob

When Jacob Isachsen was christened on 27 August 1758, in Skjerstad, Nordland, Norway, his father, Isach Jacobsen, was 36 and his mother, Inger Jacobsdatter, was 33. He married Anne Catharina Brøndlund Ryberg on 5 November 1789, in Skjerstad, Nordland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 29 January 1812, in Mjønes, Nordland, Norway, at the age of 53, and was buried in Skjerstad, Nordland, Norway.

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Family Time Line

Jacob Isachsen
1758–1812
Anne Catharina Brøndlund Ryberg
1764–1857
Marriage: 5 November 1789
Willum Røberg
1790–1839
Peder Willums Ryberg
1792–1792
Isaac Jacobsen Ryberg
1794–1838
Ingebor Petronille Ryberg
1797–1861
Peder Benoni Ryberg
1800–1833
Kirsten Marie Ryberg
1803–1837

Sources (3)

  • Jacob Isaacsen, "Norway Marriages, 1660-1926"
  • Jacob, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
  • Jacob Isaacsen in entry for Kirsten Marie, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    5 November 1789Skjerstad, Nordland, Norway
  • Children (6)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (2)

    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

    Name Meaning

    Biblical name, from Hebrew Yaakov. This was borne by perhaps the most important of all the patriarchs in the Book of Genesis. Jacob was the father of twelve sons, who gave their names to the twelve tribes of Israel. He was the son of Isaac and Rebecca and twin brother of Esau. According to the story in Genesis, he was the cunning younger twin, who persuaded his brother Esau to part with his right to his inheritance in exchange for a bowl of soup (‘a mess of pottage’). Later, he tricked his blind and dying father into blessing him in place of Esau. The derivation of the name has been much discussed. It is traditionally explained as being derived from Hebrew akev ‘heel’ and to have meant ‘heel grabber’, because when Jacob was born ‘his hand took hold of Esau's heel’ (Genesis 25:26). This is interpreted later in the Bible as ‘supplanter’ Esau himself remarks, ‘Is he not rightly named Jacob? for he has supplanted me these two times’ (Genesis 27:36). Jacob is especially common as a Jewish given name, although it also became very popular among the Puritans from the 16th century onwards, and has again been widely used since the 1990s. Compare James .

    Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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