Gretha Laurine Ellingson

Brief Life History of Gretha Laurine

When Gretha Laurine Ellingson was born on 25 April 1834, in Glemmen Kirke, Fredrikstad, Østfold, Norway, her father, Elling Hansen, was 37 and her mother, Inger Kirstine Jonsen, was 32. She married Karl Karlsen on 24 April 1870, in Glemmen Kirke, Fredrikstad, Østfold, Norway. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Karl Karlsen
1842–
Gretha Laurine Ellingson
1834–
Marriage: 24 April 1870
Anna Karlsen
1868–
Edle Caroline Karlsen
1873–

Sources (6)

  • Grethe Laurine Ellingsen in household of Johannes Ellingsen, "Norway Census, 1875"
  • Grethe Ellingsdatter in entry for Anna Berthea, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
  • Glemminge, Frederikstaad, Norway 1865 Census

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World Events (7)

1843 · Edvard Grieg

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,

1845 · Nonconformist Act

The Nonconformist Act recognized Christian dissenter churches. It became legal to organize churches of other denominations.

1865 · 1865 Norwegian Census

Arranged by county, clerical district, parish. Includes names with their birth years & places, position in family, occupation, indexes to farms & localities.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of Norwegian Ellingsen and of its rare Swedish cognate Ellingsson.

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

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