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
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
1767–1804 Male
1760– Female
Children (3)
1798–1801 Male
1800–1800 Male
1801–1802 Male
Parents and Siblings
1727–1804 Male
1728–1814 Female
Siblings (3)
1756–1827 Male
1767–1804 Male
1772– Female
World Events (1)
1801 · 1801 Norwegian Census
Age 34
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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