Ribor Andrea Andersen

Brief Life History of Ribor Andrea

When Ribor Andrea Andersen was born on 1 March 1805, in Trondenes, Troms, Norway, her father, Anders Edias Andersen, was 52 and her mother, Ribor Nielsdatter Sparboe, was 41. She married Gregus Willumsen on 6 October 1837, in Kvæfjord, Troms, Norway. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. She died on 31 December 1867, in Kvæfjord, Troms, Norway, at the age of 62, and was buried in Kvæfjord kirke, Kvæfjord, Troms, Norway.

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Family Time Line

Gregus Willumsen
1810–1859
Ribor Andrea Andersen
1805–1867
Marriage: 6 October 1837
Andreas Gregusen
1835–
Hans Andreas Gregersen
1841–1841
Andreas Peter Gregusen
1843–
Bendix Johan Gregusen
1845–1928

Sources (13)

  • Riborg Andrea Andersdtr, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
  • Reborg Andrea Andersd in entry for Hans Andreas, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
  • Riebor Andrea Andersdatter in entry for Andreas Peter, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"

World Events (8)

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

1810 · Ole Bull

Eminent Norwegian violinist and composer. Renown Norwegian violinist and composer who toured multiple times in the US. Family friend with Edvard Grieg.

1825 · Sloopers

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

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Lars, Nels, Per, Anders, Holger, Jorgen, Thor, Bjorn, Helmer, Alf.

Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas . Compare Anderson 1.

Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersson 2.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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