Johanna Dorthea Mortensdatter

Brief Life History of Johanna Dorthea

When Johanna Dorthea Mortensdatter was born on 26 July 1857, in Malangseidet, Balsfjord, Troms, Norway, her father, Morten Andersen, was 30 and her mother, Malene Willumsdatter, was 23. She married Edvard Lars Hansen Tomasjord on 30 August 1883, in Svartnes, Balsfjord, Troms, Norway. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She died in 1932, in Balsfjord, Troms, Norway, at the age of 75.

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Family Time Line

Edvard Lars Hansen Tomasjord
1858–1936
Johanna Dorthea Mortensdatter
1857–1932
Marriage: 30 August 1883
Berte Malene Edvardsdatter
1883–1965
Johan Edvin Valdemar Edvardsen
1885–1962
Kristian Hilmar Edvardsen
1887–1969
Morten Julius Edvardsen
1889–1938
Hanna Petrea Edvardsdatter
1891–1919
Hans Sigvard Edvardsen
1894–1961
Maren Mathilde Edvardsdatter
1896–1981
Erling Andreas Hansen
1898–1982
Anna Josefine Charlotte Edvardsdatter
1900–1978

Sources (28)

  • Johanna Dorthea Mortensdatter, "Norway Census, 1891"
  • Johanna Dorthea Mortensdr, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
  • Johanna Dortea Mortensdt in entry for Berti Malene, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"

World Events (8)

1860 · School Act

School Act of 1860 which required permanent schools in both towns and rural areas.

1860 · Andreas Bloch

Birth year of Andreas Bloch. Well-known painter and illustrator. He is remembered primarily for his drawings. His works are represented in both the National Gallery and in the Oslo City Museum.

1882 · Sigrid Undset

Birth year of Sigrid Undset. Norwegian novelist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928. Her best-known work is Kristin Lavransdatter.

Name Meaning

feminine form of Johannes ( see John ).

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

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