Gunhild Marie Jacobsdatter

Brief Life History of Gunhild Marie

When Gunhild Marie Jacobsdatter was born in 1654, in Heskestad, Lund, Rogaland, Norway, her father, Jacob Axnes, was -14 and her mother, Taaren Jonsdr Leerviig, was 32. She had at least 1 son and 3 daughters with Tore Jakobsen Olestad. She died in 1742, in Guslund, Skjeberg, Sarpsborg, Viken, Norway, at the age of 88, and was buried in Guslund, Skjeberg, Sarpsborg, Viken, Norway.

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Family Time Line

Tore Jakobsen Olestad
1648–1732
Gunhild Marie Jacobsdatter
1654–1742
Anna Toresen Ollestad
1687–1769
Gunhild Toresen
1691–
Tore Toresen
1696–
Kirsti Torsen
1703–

Sources (2)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Gunhild Jacobsen - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Gunnhild Tekse
  • Maren Jacobsdatter, "Norway, Probate Index Cards, 1640-1903"

World Events (4)

1685 · Norway Church

The State Church of Norway passed a law which required ministers to keep a written record of all baptisms, marriages, burials.

1700 · Norwegian calendar change

1n 1700 Norway changed from the Julian Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar. The day after 18 Feb in the Julian Calendar became 1 March in the Gregorian calendar.

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.

Name Meaning

From an Old Norse personal name from gunnr ‘strife’ + hildr ‘battle’. The name has been in common use since the Viking period.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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