Brief Life History of Elisabeth
When Elisabeth Gulbrandsdatter was christened on 1 November 1770, in Eiker, Buskerud, Norway, her father, Gulbrand Nielsen, was 31 and her mother, Marthe Thoresdatter, was 26.
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Family Time Line
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- Elisabeth, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
Parents and Siblings
World Events (6)
1801 · 1801 Norwegian Census
It listed all family members living on each farm. Also those living in the cities.
1810 · Vaccinations
Royal order issued by the King of Norway and Denmark in 1810 required everyone to have a certificate of smallpox vaccination. This was also recorded in the Church records. 33
1832 · Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
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."
Name Meaning
The spelling of Elizabeth used in the Authorized Version of the New Testament, and in most modern European languages. This was the name of the mother of John the Baptist (Luke 1:60). Etymologically, the name means ‘God is my oath’, and is therefore identical with Elisheba, the name of the wife of Aaron according to the genealogy at Exodus 6:23. The final element seems to have been altered by association with Hebrew shabbāth ‘Sabbath’.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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