When Anna Pedersdotter was born in 1791, in Meland, Rogaland, Norway, her father, Peder Sivertson TJØTTA, was 32 and her mother, Malena Jansdotter, was 22. She married Salomon Olsen on 4 March 1810, in Klepp, Rogaland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 8 October 1867, in Meland, Rogaland, Norway, at the age of 76.
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It listed all family members living on each farm. Also those living in the cities.
Royal order issued by the King of Norway and Denmark in 1810 required everyone to have a certificate of smallpox vaccination. This was also recorded in the Church records. 33
A uniform system for keeping church records was introduced by royal ordinance in December 1812. Prior to that there were no directions on how to keep church records. It required that a duplicate register be kept in a separate place.
variant of Anne , in common use as a given name in most European languages. Among people with a classical education, it has from time to time been associated with Virgil's Aeneid, where it is borne by the sister of Dido , Queen of Carthage. This Phoenician name may ultimately be of Semitic origin, and thus related to the biblical Anne. However, the connection, if it exists, is indirect rather than direct.
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