Brief Life History of Bergit
When Bergit Rejersdatter was born on 21 March 1762, in Sauherad Kirke, Sauherad, Telemark, Norway, her father, Rijor Nielsen, was 42 and her mother, Torbior Helliksdatter, was 35. She died on 24 July 1763, in her hometown, at the age of 1.
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- Bergit Reiersdatter's burial
- Christening of Bergit Reyersdatter
- Christening record for Bergit Reiersdatter
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Name Meaning
Borrowing of the Irish name Brighid ( see Bridget ). This name owes its enormous popularity in Scandinavia, especially in Sweden, to St Birgitta ( 1304–73 ), patron saint of Sweden. She was a noblewoman who bore her husband eight children. After his death, she founded an order of nuns, the ‘Bridgettines’ or Order of the Most Holy Saviour. She also went to Rome, where she attempted to reform religious life.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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