Henrik Larsen Togstad

1668–1732 (Age 64)
Togstad, Nes, Akershus, Norway

The Life of Henrik Larsen

When Henrik Larsen Togstad was born in 1668, in Togstad, Nes, Akershus, Norway, his father, Lars Alfsen, was 55 and his mother, Gjertrud Grimsdatter, was 58. He married Berte Halsteinsdatter Vestre Dysland in 1695, in Neskollen, Nes, Akershus, Norway. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He died in 1732, in Neskollen, Nes, Akershus, Norway, at the age of 64.

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Family Time Line

Henrik Larsen Togstad
1668–1732
Berte Halsteinsdatter Vestre Dysland
1669–1713
Marriage: 1695
Ole Henriksen Dysland
1695–1742
Mari Henriksdatter Dysland
1696–1742
Lars Henriksen Dysland
1698–
Gjertrud Henriksdatter Dysland
1702–
Anne Henriksdatter Dysland
1708–

Spouse & Children

  • Henrik Larsen Togstad

    Male1668–1732Male

  • Berte Halsteinsdatter Vestre Dysland

    Female1669–1713Female

MARRIAGE
1695
Neskollen, Nes, Akershus, Norway
children

(5)

  • Ole Henriksen Dysland

    Male1695–1742Male

  • Mari Henriksdatter Dysland

    Female1696–1742Female

  • Lars Henriksen Dysland

    Male1698–Male

  • Gjertrud Henriksdatter Dysland

    Female1702–Female

  • Anne Henriksdatter Dysland

    Female1708–Female

Parents & Siblings

siblings

(6)

+1 More Child

World Events (2)

1685 · Norway Church

Age 17

The State Church of Norway passed a law which required ministers to keep a written record of all baptisms, marriages, burials.
1700 · Norwegian calendar change

Age 32

1n 1700 Norway changed from the Julian Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar. The day after 18 Feb in the Julian Calendar became 1 March in the Gregorian calendar.

Name Meaning

Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads named Rogstad, Rokstad, or Rostad, from a personal name (for example Old Norse Hrólfr, a compound of hróðolfr ‘fame’, ‘honor’ + ulfr ‘wolf’, or Hróarr, of which the second element is -arr ‘spear’) + staðir ‘farmstead’, ‘dwelling’.

Possible Related Names

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Sources (3)

  • Hendrich Dysteland in entry for Lars Hendrichsen, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Henrik Larsen Togstad - Published information: birth-name: Henrik Larsen Togstad
  • Legacy NFS Source: Henrik Larsen Togstad - birth: 1658; Togstad, Akershus, Norway

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