Elisabeth Gulbrandsdatter

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

Gulbrand Nielsen
1738–
Marthe Thoresdatter
1744–
Thor Gulbrandsen
1765–1803
Kari Gulbrandsdatter
1766–
Niels Gulbrandsen
1768–1770
Anne Gulbrandsdatter
1770–
Elisabeth Gulbrandsdatter
1770–
Niels Gulbrandsen
1772–1773
Mari Gulbrandsdatter
1773–

Sources (1)

  • Elisabeth, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"

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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