When Jakob Rikard Landsvik was born on 23 September 1907, in Landsvik, Manger, Hordaland, Norway, his father, Mons Andreas Olsen Landsvik, was 24 and his mother, Anna Josefine Jakobsdatter, was 24. He married Petra Jakobine Monsdatter on 28 November 1936, in Meland, Radøy, Hordaland, Norway. He died about 1957, in Meland, Radøy, Hordaland, Norway, at the age of 51.
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Birth year of Sonja Henie. She was an Olympic figure skater and a movie star. She won more Olympic and World titles than any other ladies' figure skater.
Birth year of Gerhard Naeseth Well-known Genealogist who specialized in Norwegian-Americans and Norwegian immigration. Director and founder of the Vesterheim Genealogical Center, now called the Norwegian-American Genealogical Center and Naeseth Library in Madison, Wisconsin.
Naming Law adopted in Norway when each family was required to have a surname. They couldn't use patronymics. It could be either the husband's or wife's family name.
spelling of Jacob , now also used in the English-speaking world.
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