Peder Toresen
1802–
Norddal, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
The Life of Peder
When Peder Toresen was christened on 8 June 1802, in Norddal, Møre og Romsdal, Norway, his father, Thore Pedersen Hellesylt, was 49 and his mother, Ingebor Olsdatter, was 36.
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Family Time Line
Thore Pedersen Hellesylt
1753–
Ingebor Olsdatter
1766–
Stine Thoresdatter
1793–
Marthe Thoresdatter
1795–
Marthe Thoresdatter
1796–
Peder Toresen
1798–1799
Olave Thoresdatter
1800–
Peder Toresen
1802–
Thore Toresen
1807–
Ingebor Thoresdatter
1811–
Parents & Siblings
1753–Male
1766–Female
siblings
(8)
1793–Female
1795–Female
1796–Female
1798–1799Male
1800–Female
+3 More Children
World Events (3)
1810 · Vaccinations
Royal order issued by the King of Norway and Denmark in 1810 required everyone to have a certificate of smallpox vaccination. This was also recorded in the Church records. 33
1810 · Ole Bull
Eminent Norwegian violinist and composer. Renown Norwegian violinist and composer who toured multiple times in the US. Family friend with Edvard Grieg.
1812 · Record-keeping
A uniform system for keeping church records was introduced by royal ordinance in December 1812. Prior to that there were no directions on how to keep church records. It required that a duplicate register be kept in a separate place.
Name Meaning
Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Thor .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (1)
- Peder Toresen, "Norway, Baptisms, 1634-1927"
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