Brief Life History of Anna
When Anna Njellsdatter Brommeland was born in 1689, in Sand, Rogaland, Norway, her father, Njell Olsson Ilstad, was 29 and her mother, Gjøa Torkelsdatter Ytre Selland, was 23. She married Svein Sveinson Grov about 1720, in Sand, Rogaland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 son.
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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
variant of Anne , in common use as a given name in most European languages. Among people with a classical education, it has from time to time been associated with Virgil's Aeneid, where it is borne by the sister of Dido , Queen of Carthage. This Phoenician name may ultimately be of Semitic origin, and thus related to the biblical Anne. However, the connection, if it exists, is indirect rather than direct.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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