Siri Ottesdotter

Female14 October 1810–9 December 1845

Brief Life History of Siri

When Siri Ottesdotter was born on 14 October 1810, in Luster, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway, her father, Otte Pedersen, was 35 and her mother, Kari Larsdotter, was 25. She married Endre Larsen on 14 July 1835, in Luster, Luster, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 9 December 1845, at the age of 35.

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Family Time Line

Endre Larsen
1798–1872
Siri Ottesdotter
1810–1845
Marriage: 14 July 1835
Siri Endresdotter Bolstad
1836–1880
Lars Endresen Bolstad
1837–
Kari Endresdotter
1840–1914
Lars Andersen
1842–1916
Andersen
1845–1845

Sources (8)

  • Siri Ottesdr, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
  • Siri Ottesdatter in entry for Endre Larsen, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
  • Seri Ottesdatter in entry for Siri, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    14 July 1835Luster, Luster, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
  • Children (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1812 · Record-keeping

    Age 2

    A uniform system for keeping church records was introduced by royal ordinance in December 1812. Prior to that there were no directions on how to keep church records. It required that a duplicate register be kept in a separate place.

    1814 · Syttende Mai (17th May)

    Age 4

    Constitution declared Norway to be an independent kingdom to avoid being ceded to Sweden from Denmark. Celebrated by Norwegians & Norwegian-Americans on May 17th each year.

    1825 · Sloopers

    Age 15

    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

    reduced form of Sigrid .

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

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