Brief Life History of Juditha
When Juditha Jensdatter was born in 1724, in Oslo, Norway, her father, Jens Jacobsen Smedstad, was 26 and her mother, Karen Olsdatter, was 39. She married Joen Christensen Myre on 4 July 1753, in Aker, Akershus, Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Aker, Akershus, Norway in 1753. She died on 12 January 1799, in Vestre Bærum, Bærum, Akershus, Norway, at the age of 75, and was buried in Vestre Bærum, Bærum, Akershus, Norway.
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- Judita Jensdaatter, "Norway Marriages, 1660-1926"
- Juditte Jensdaatter in entry for Christen Joensen, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
- Judita Jensdaatter, "Norway Marriages, 1660-1926"
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World Events (2)
1736 · Confirmation & education
Law of 1736 legally established Confirmation in the Lutheran Church which led to organized education for all children. These became important records which the Pastor kept.
1739 · Universal schooling
First school law to begin universal schooling in Norway. They taught the subjects of Christianity, reading, writing, arithmetic. Compulsory schooling from the age of seven and at least until ten to twelve years old.
Name Meaning
Biblical name, meaning ‘Jewess’ or ‘woman from Judea’, borne by a Jewish heroine whose story is recorded in the Book of Judith in the Apocrypha. Judith is portrayed as a beautiful widow who delivers her people from the invading Assyrians by gaining the confidence of their commander, Holofernes, and cutting off his head while he is asleep; without their commander, the Assyrians are duly routed. This has been a perennially popular Jewish name. In the English-speaking world it was taken up in the 16th century, having been in occasional use among Gentiles before this: for example, it was borne by a niece of William the Conqueror. It enjoyed great popularity between the 1940s and the 1960s. Today's notable bearers include the American novelist Judith Krantz ( b. 1928 ) and the Scottish composer Judith Weir ( b. 1954 ).
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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