When Dyre Amundsen was born on 11 June 1837, in Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway, his father, Dyre Anundsen, was 32 and his mother, Gjertrud Marie Svenson Olsdatter, was 32. He married Berte Erickson on 12 September 1863, in Echo, Summit, Utah, United States. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1863 and lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1880 and Election Precinct 11, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 17 November 1906, at the age of 69, and was buried in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Birth year of renown musical composer and pianist. Born in Bergen, Norway. Musical composer and pianist whose music is known worldwide. His use and development of Norwegian folk music in his own compositions brought the music of Norway to develop a national identity,
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Birth year of Theodor Kittelsen. One of the most popular artists in Norway. He became famous for his nature paintings, as well as his illustrations of fairy tales and legends, especially of trolls.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Alf, Erik, Thor, Egil, Hjordis, Iver, Per, Svein.
Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Amund, Old Norse Ǫgmundr, composed of the elements agi ‘awe’ (or possibly ag ‘point of a sword’) + mund ‘protection’.
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