When Daniel Helgesen was born in 1760, his father, Helge Christensen, was 40 and his mother, Ingeborg Jensdatter, was 26. He married Malena Christensdatter on 27 October 1794, in Saltdal, Nordland, Norway. He died on 17 March 1827, in Saltdal, Nordland, Norway, at the age of 67, and was buried in Saltdal, Nordland, Norway.
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It listed all family members living on each farm. Also those living in the cities.
Royal order issued by the King of Norway and Denmark in 1810 required everyone to have a certificate of smallpox vaccination. This was also recorded in the Church records. 33
A uniform system for keeping church records was introduced by royal ordinance in December 1812. Prior to that there were no directions on how to keep church records. It required that a duplicate register be kept in a separate place.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Alf, Oddvar, Thor.
Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Helge (see Helgeson ).
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