Brief Life History of Marit
When Marit Olsdatter Kråbøl was born in 1730, in Kråbøl, Oppland, Norway, her father, Ole Trondsen, was 33 and her mother, Anne Hansdatter, was 33. She married Knud Iversen Solberg on 27 March 1759, in Gausdal Høifjellssanatorium, Gausdal, Oppland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 14 August 1827, in Vestre Gausdal, Oppland, Norway, at the age of 97, and was buried in Vestre Gausdal, Oppland, Norway.
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- Mari Olsdr, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
- Marit Olsdr, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
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World Events (5)
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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