When Dorte Christophersdotter was born in 1685, in Aurdal, Nord-Aurdal, Oppland, Norway, her father, Kristoffer Arneson Framgaarden, was 20 and her mother, Tøran Andersdatter, was 23. She married Helge Aslaksen on 27 October 1715, in Nord-Aurdal, Oppland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters.
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The State Church of Norway passed a law which required ministers to keep a written record of all baptisms, marriages, burials.
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.
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.
equivalent of Dorothea .
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