When Bottolf Olsen Holum was born on 18 January 1840, in Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway, his father, Ole Botolvsen Holum, was 28 and his mother, Randi Hermundsdatter Indrelid, was 30. He had at least 6 sons and 5 daughters with Bertha Elizabeth Underdahl. He lived in Pembina, Dakota Territory, United States in 1880 and Manitoba, Canada in 1901. He died on 16 December 1923, in Stanley Rural Municipality, Manitoba, Canada, at the age of 83, and was buried in Icelandic Cemetery, Brown, Stanley Rural Municipality, Manitoba, Canada.
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Birth year of renown musical composer and pianist. Born in Bergen, Norway. Musical composer and pianist whose music is known worldwide. His use and development of Norwegian folk music in his own compositions brought the music of Norway to develop a national identity,
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Nils, Lars, Alf, Thor, Niels, Sven, Jorgen, Helmer, Iver, Arnfinn.
Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Ole, a short form of Olaf, Olav (see Olafsen ). This surname is the third most common in Norway. It is also established in northeastern England and in northern Germany. Compare Ohlsen , Olesen , Oleson , and Olson .
German (Ölsen): habitational name from any of several places so named, in Saxony, Brandenburg, and the Rhineland.
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