When Mari Justdatter was born about 1658, in Lesja, Oppland, Norway, her father, Just Torresen, was 34 and her mother, Guri Tostensdotter Hjelle, was 25. She married Haagen Endresen Hage in 1686, in Lesja, Oppland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died in 1775, in Lesja, Oppland, Norway, at the age of 118.
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The State Church of Norway passed a law which required ministers to keep a written record of all baptisms, marriages, burials.
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.
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.
equivalent of Mary ; compare Mair .
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