Peder Paulsen Balke

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Peder Paulsen Balke (4 May 1779 – 6 September 1840) was a Norwegian farmer and non-commissioned officer in the military. He served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly.

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Peder Paulsen Balke was born in Østre Toten in Oppland, Norway. He became a soldier with the Søndenfieldske Dragon-Regiment in 1801. He was a corporal from 1808 and in 1814 was stationed at Kongsberg. In 1812, he married Mari Andersdatte (1789-1874). Balke took over father's farm Østre Balke in Østre Toten during 1813. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Østre Toten Municipality in Oppland, Norway

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References

  1. ↑ Peder Paulsen Balke (lokalhistoriewiki.no)
  2. ↑ Balke, Peder Paulsen (Eidsvollsmann)
  3. ↑ Aurskog (lokalhistoriewiki.no)
  4. ↑ Balke østre. Østre Toten herad (Matrikkelutkastet av 1950)
  5. ↑ Selvstendighetspartiet (lokalhistoriewiki.no)
  6. ↑ "Peder Paulsen Balke". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  7. ↑ Peder Paulsen Balke (Stortingsaktivitet)
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