Brief Life History of Anne
When Anne Jonsdatter Bratland was born about 1698, in Gausdal Høifjellssanatorium, Gausdal, Oppland, Norway, her father, Jon Madsen Bratland, was 41 and her mother, Kari Lassesdatter, was 39. She married Poul Hansen Bratland on 25 June 1719, in Østre Gausdal, Oppland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 17 April 1781, in Vestre Gausdal, Oppland, Norway, at the age of 84, and was buried in Vestre Gausdal, Oppland, Norway.
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Sources (2)
- Anne Jonsdt, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
- Anne Johansen, "Norway, Baptisms, 1634-1927"
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Parents and Siblings
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
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Per.
Norwegian: habitational name from a farm so named, from bratt ‘steep’ + land ‘(piece of) land, farmstead’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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