Brief Life History of Gundvor
When Gundvor Jonsdr was born in 1726, in Samnanger, Hordaland, Norway, her father, Jon Pedersen Sævell, was 42 and her mother, Brita Knudsdatter, was 38. She married Isaac Johannesen in 1751.
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- Gundvor Jonsdr, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
- Gunvor Jonsdr, "Norway, Baptisms, 1634-1927"
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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
From an Old Norse personal name from gunnr ‘strife’ + vor ‘cautious’.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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