Person:Sveinung Gåra (1)

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Sveinung Gåra
b.Est 1500 Norway
 
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Name Sveinung Gåra
Gender Male
Birth[2] Est 1500 Norway
Marriage to Unknown
Residence[1] 1528 Gåra, Bø, Telemark, Norway
References
  1. Henneseid, Stian, and Gregar Nordbø. Bø-soga II : Telemark, gards og ættesoga. (Bø: Bø Kommune, 1982-1986)
    4:131-32, Gåra.

    'Sveinung på Gåra er den fyrste bonden me kjenner namnet på, han er oppført i skattelista frå 1528. Sveinung åtte altså eine halvparten av Gåra, og etterkomarane hans sat med garden i fleire ættleder og var framståande bønder i bygda.'

    translation (with help from Google translate): Sveinung of Gåra is the first farmer we know by name; he is listed in the tax list from 1528. Sveinung owned half of Gåra, and his descendants had the farm for several generations and were prominent farmers in the community.

  2. Birth year estimated based on the year he is mentioned on the tax list, and the estimated birth year of his son.