Kirsti Olsdatter Mobråten

Femaleabout 1685–1737

Brief Life History of Kirsti

When Kirsti Olsdatter Mobråten was born about 1685, in Nord-Odal, Hedmark, Norway, her father, Ola Olsen, was 95 and her mother, Ragnhild Olsdatter Mobråten, was 32. She married Ole Knapperholen Embretsen on 14 June 1733, in Sør-Odal, Hedmark, Norway. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died in 1737, in her hometown, at the age of 53.

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Family Time Line

Ole Knapperholen Embretsen
1709–
Kirsti Olsdatter Mobråten
1685–1737
Marriage: 14 June 1733
Embret Olsen
1733–
Marthe Olsen
1736–
Pål Olsen Morterud
1763–1851

Sources (4)

  • Kirsti Olsdr, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Kirsti Olsdatter Mobråten - death: 1737; Nord Odal, Hedemarkens Amt, Norway
  • Kirsti Olsdr in entry for Embret Olsen, "Norway, Baptisms, 1634-1927"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    14 June 1733Sør-Odal, Hedmark, Norway
  • Children (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (3)

    World Events (3)

    1685 · Norway Church

    Age 0

    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

    Age 15

    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

    Age 51

    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

    Pet form of Kirstin , now also a popular independent given name.

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

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