When Kittil Bertelsen was born about 1712, in Sigdal, Buskerud, Norway, his father, Bertel Kittelsen, was 37 and his mother, Mari Torgeirsdatter, was 33. He married Gunild Aslesdatter in 1746, in Sigdal, Buskerud, Norway. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He was buried in Sigdal, Buskerud, Norway.
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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.
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.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Bertel, Iver, Niels, Nils, Sven, Viggo.
Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Bertel, a pet form of Berthold . Compare Bartelson and Bertelson .
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