Brief Life History of Olena
When Olena Olsdatter was born on 13 August 1826, in Nes, Akershus, Norway, her father, Ole Olsen, was 32 and her mother, Anne Tomasdatter, was 28. She married Engebret Erickson on 28 December 1849, in Neskollen, Nes, Akershus, Norway. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Norway in 1865. She died on 13 January 1909, in Monroe, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Monroe City Cemetery, Monroe, Sevier, Utah, United States.
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- Oline Olsdatter in household of Ingebredt Eriksen, "Norway Census, 1865"
- Oline Olsdatter is the mother of Rudolph Antonius (Ingebretsen) Ericksen 1857 birth and baptism record from the Aker chuch in Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Oline Olsdatter, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"(IP Ingebreth Eriksen 28 Dec 1849)
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1828 · Henrik Ibsen
Birth year of Henrik Ibsen. Norwegian playwright and theatre director and one of the most influential playwrights of his time. His most-known works were Peer Gynt and A Doll's House.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1854
EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER Cyrus Winget BIRTH 15 Jan 1816 Morris Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA DEATH 14 Jan 1854 (aged 37) Cedar City, Iron County, Utah, USA BURIAL Monroe City Cemetery Monroe, Sevier County, Utah, USA Show Map PLOT 070.-F MEMORIAL ID 12912461 · View Source
Name Meaning
form of Helen , now used quite frequently in the English-speaking world.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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A Widow's Might -- Olena Olsen Erickson
A Widow’s Might— Olena Erickson by Bud Peterson My life has been greatly blessed by a widow’s might—that is by the mighty decisions made by my grandmother, Olena Erickson, in deciding to continue …
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