When Harald Vigleikssen Kjeldal was born about 1686, in Kjelldal, Telemark, Norway, his father, Vigleik Haraldsen Kjeldal, was 49 and his mother, Unknown, was 40. He married Anne Knutsdatter Kjeldal in 1722, in Lunde, Nome, Telemark, Norway. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He died in 1726, in his hometown, at the age of 41.
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1n 1700 Norway changed from the Julian Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar. The day after 18 Feb in the Julian Calendar became 1 March in the Gregorian calendar.
From the Old Norse personal name Haraldr, meaning ‘army leader’, cognate with English Harold.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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