Ole Andersen

Male29 October 1830–

Brief Life History of Ole

When Ole Andersen was born on 29 October 1830, his father, Anders Torbjornson, was 49 and his mother, Britha Olsdotter, was 38. He lived in Luster, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway in 1830.

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Family Time Line

Anders Torbjornson
1781–1867
Britha Olsdotter
1792–1874
Torbjørn Olson Andersson
1822–1891
Guri Andersdr
1824–
Gunelde Andersen
1827–1904
Ole Andersen
1830–
Ole Andersen
1832–1916

Sources (3)

  • Ole, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
  • Ole Andersen, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
  • Ole Andersen, "Norway, Baptisms, 1634-1927"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (5)

World Events (8)

1832 · Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson

Age 2

"Birth year of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. Norwegian writer who received the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature. He wrote the lyrics to the Norwegian national anthem ""Ja, vi elsker."""

1834 · Fox River Settlement

Age 4

Fox River Settlement in Illinois begun in 1834. It was the first permanent Norwegian-American immigrant settlement in the Midwest.

1862 · Homestead Act

Age 32

Homestead Act was passed in the U.S. which made land available for free upon meeting certain conditions. Many Norwegian-Americans acquired land through this process.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Lars, Nels, Per, Anders, Holger, Jorgen, Thor, Bjorn, Helmer, Alf.

Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas . Compare Anderson 1.

Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersson 2.

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

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