Brief Life History of Gjertrud
When Gjertrud Johansdatter was christened on 17 May 1694, in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway, her father, Johan Omsen, was 47 and her mother, Gjerterud Jespersdatter, was 29. She married Abel Mørch on 13 November 1710, in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters.
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Sources (10)
- Gertrud Omsen, "Norway Marriages, 1660-1926"
- Gertrud Omsen in entry for Margaretha Abelsdatter, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
- Gertrud Omsen, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
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World Events (5)
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.
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.
Name Meaning
from gēr, gār ‘spear’ + þrūþ ‘strength’; the name of two famous 13th-century nuns of the Cistercian Abbey of Helfta near Eisleben, whose spiritual writings had a great influence.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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