Ole Halvorsen Stenhammer

MaleJanuary 1767–6 May 1804

Brief Life History of Ole

When Ole Halvorsen Stenhammer was born in January 1767, in Elverum, Hedmark, Norway, his father, Halvor Hansen Reten, was 40 and his mother, Anne Gundersdatter Øxseth, was 39. He married Birthe Torkildsdatter of Vesterhaug on 5 October 1798, in Elverum, Hedmark, Norway. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He died on 6 May 1804, in Reten, Hedmark, Norway, at the age of 37, and was buried in Reten, Hedmark, Norway.

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Family Time Line

Ole Halvorsen Stenhammer
1767–1804
Birthe Torkildsdatter of Vesterhaug
1760–
Marriage: 5 October 1798
Hans Olsen
1798–1801
Olsen
1800–1800
Hans Olsen
1801–1802

Sources (3)

  • Ole Halvorsen in entry for Olsen, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
  • Ole Halvorsen in entry for Olsen, "Norway, Baptisms, 1634-1927"
  • Ole Halvorsen in entry for Olsen, "Norway, Baptisms, 1634-1927"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    5 October 1798Elverum, Hedmark, Norway
  • Children (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (3)

    World Events (1)

    1801 · 1801 Norwegian Census

    Age 34

    It listed all family members living on each farm. Also those living in the cities.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Age, Lars, Alf, Bjorn, Egil, Iver, Knut, Maren, Per, Vidar.

    Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Halvor, Old Norse Hallvarthr, composed of the elements hallr ‘(flat) stone’ + varthr ‘guardian, defender’. Compare Halvorson and Holverson .

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

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