Brief Life History of Dorte
Dorte Kjellsdtr Meling was born in 1660, in Åmøy, Rogaland, Norway as the daughter of Kjells. She married Mikal Johannesson Smørdal on 12 July 1705, in Sokn, Rogaland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Rennesøy Gard & Aett, 1993, Lindanger, p. 1154
Spouse and Children
1643–1716 Male
1660– Female
Children (2)
1706–1781 Male
1710– Female
Parents and Siblings
World Events (4)
1685 · Norway Church
Age 25
1700 · Norwegian calendar change
Age 40
1736 · Confirmation & education
Age 76
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Per.
Norwegian: habitational name from any of the six farmsteads so named in southwestern Norway, probably from the unattested Old Norse placename Mithlingr ‘the farm in the middle’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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