Brief Life History of Kirsten
When Kirsten Jensdotter Granum was born in 1718, in Aurdal, Nord-Aurdal, Oppland, Norway, her father, Jens Knudsen Nesja, was 34 and her mother, Anne Halvorsdotter Granum, was 30. She married Nils Knudsen Hippe on 12 October 1750, in Aurdal, Nord-Aurdal, Oppland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She died in October 1802, in Nord-Aurdal, Oppland, Norway, at the age of 84, and was buried in Aurdal, Nord-Aurdal, Oppland, Norway.
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Sources (11)
- Legacy NFS Source: Kirsten Jensdatter - Church record: Christening record or certificate: birth-name: Kirsten Jensdatter
- Kirstie Jensdr, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
- Kirsten Jensdr in entry for Ragnild Nilsen, "Norway, Baptisms, 1634-1927"
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World Events (3)
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
form of Christine , now also well established in the English-speaking world. A well-known bearer of the name was the Norwegian opera singer Kirsten Flagstad ( 1895–1962 ).
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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