Elen Dorothea Lange

Elen Dorothea Lange, born at Akershus on 15 February 1779, died at Bragernes in

Drammen on 10 February 1811 (buried 19 February) She was baptized in the castle

chapel on 23 February 1779 and her godparents were: Mrs. Monsen, maiden Wold,

maiden Karen Rodder, Regimental Quarter Master Windfeldt, assessor Brochmann and

Mr. Hansen. About her the "Memories" say: "She was, in my view, not beautiful, but

very kind and friendly". I remember her wedding. It was quite a big party. We, the

children, sat at a little table, and were perhaps getting a bit too noisy. I remember we got

jello, which we didn't care for, and therefore for fun threw it up in the air and let fall

down, shaking on the plates, until somebody noticed what was going on, and put an end

to the fun. I traveled together with the newlywed and my parent to Bragern‘s and our

arrival there has stayed in my mind as the most glorious arrival I have ever experienced.

The whole street, both rich and poor houses, up from the Holters' house, which the

church across from the minister's house situated was illuminated. Only the big house of

the richest person in town, Consistorial Councilor Larsen, was completely in the dark.

When we entered the house, my whole attention was drawn to a new and at that time very

rare and costly, Alabaster Kabinet clock with a glass dome over it. His brother Caspar

gave the clock to Holter, and I saw it at the Holter house at Hovig just before he died.

Kilder

• Family lange langebook - txt file

Ministerialbok

• Døde og begravede 1811, Buskerud fylke, Bragernes, Ministerialbok nr. I 6 (1782-1814), side 798-799. Permanent sidelenke: Elen Dorothea Lange f. Lange - 19 Feb 1811 - Bragernes