Brief Life History of Ingrid
When Ingrid Johannesdatter Sand was born in 1730, in Sandeid, Rogaland, Norway, her father, Johannes Ommundson Nord- Øye, was 36 and her mother, Gudrid "Guro" Reinertsdotter Helgevold, was 20. She married Tormod Torjussen Ropeid on 25 June 1758, in Sand, Rogaland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Jelsa, Rogaland, Norway in 1801. She died on 22 November 1804, in Sand, Rogaland, Norway, at the age of 74.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Ingeri Johansdatter in household of Ingeri Torgiusdatter, "Norway Census, 1801"
- Ingeri Johansen, "Norway, Baptisms, 1634-1927"
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Parents and Siblings
World Events (3)
1736 · Confirmation & education
Law of 1736 legally established Confirmation in the Lutheran Church which led to organized education for all children. These became important records which the Pastor kept.
1739 · Universal schooling
First school law to begin universal schooling in Norway. They taught the subjects of Christianity, reading, writing, arithmetic. Compulsory schooling from the age of seven and at least until ten to twelve years old.
1801 · 1801 Norwegian Census
It listed all family members living on each farm. Also those living in the cities.
Name Meaning
From an Old Norse female personal name composed of the name of the fertility god Ing + fríðr ‘fair, beautiful’. It was introduced into the English-speaking world from Scandinavia in the 20th century and became very popular, largely because of the fame of the Swedish film actress Ingrid Bergman ( 1915–82 ).
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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