Brief Life History of Marit
When Marit Knudsdotter Lo was born in 1723, in Aurdal, Nord-Aurdal, Oppland, Norway, her father, Knud Olsen Lo, was 37 and her mother, Marit Arnesdotter Svenes, was 32. She married Lars Gulliksen Magistad in 1737. They were the parents of at least 1 son.
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Sources (13)
- Legacy NFS Source: Marit Knutsdatter Lo - Church record: birth-name: Marith Knudsen
- Marit Knutsdr, "Norway Marriages, 1660-1926"
- death record Marit Knudsdatter Raabole
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World Events (6)
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.
1801 · 1801 Norwegian Census
It listed all family members living on each farm. Also those living in the cities.
Name Meaning
vernacular form of Margareta .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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