Brief Life History of Ole
When Ole Ellefsen was born about 1783, in Tofta, Troms, Norway, his father, Ellef Olsen, was 52 and his mother, Dorthea Olsdatter, was 26.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Ole Ellefsen - birth-name: Ole Ellefsen
- Legacy NFS Source: Ole Ellefsen - male
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World Events (3)
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
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.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Astrid.
Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Ellef, from Old Norse Eilífr, a compound of ei ‘alone’, ‘sole’ or ‘always’ + lífr ‘living, alive’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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