When Sondre Gjermundsen was born on 11 February 1827, in Bakka, Telemark, Norway, his father, Gjermund Sondresen, was 39 and his mother, Anne Olsdatter, was 26. He married Anne Olsdatter on 11 June 1850, in Atrå, Tinn, Telemark, Norway. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Tinn, Telemark, Norway in 1891. He died on 23 October 1909, in Bakka, Telemark, Norway, at the age of 82, and was buried in Atrå, Tinn, Telemark, Norway.
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from the Old Norse personal name Sindri (of uncertain derivation and meaning), borne in Norse mythology by a dwarf who, with his brother Brokk, crafted various treasures with magical properties.
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