Brief Life History of Karen
When Karen Olsdatter was born in 1693, in Våler, Østfold, Norway, her father, Ole Halvorsen, was 38 and her mother, Ellen Ingvaldsdatter, was 34. She married Torger Nielsen on 18 June 1719, in Våler, Østfold, Norway. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She died in November 1745, in her hometown, at the age of 52, and was buried in Våler, Østfold, Norway.
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- Karen Olsdr, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
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World Events (3)
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
equivalent of Katherine . It was first introduced to the English-speaking world by Scandinavian settlers in America; it has been used in Britain only since the 1940s, but had become very popular by the 1960s.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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