Brief Life History of Goro
When Goro Haraldsdaatter was born on 16 January 1698, in Nannestad, Akershus, Norway, her father, Harald Larsen, was 34 and her mother, Karen Olsdatter Kneppe, was 32. She married Torsten Steffensen on 29 September 1723, in Nannestad, Akershus, Norway. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She was buried in Nannestad, Akershus, Norway.
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- Goro Haraldsdr in entry for Ole Torstensen, "Norway, Baptisms, 1634-1927"
- Goro Haraldsdr in entry for Ingeborg Torstensen, "Norway, Baptisms, 1634-1927"
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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
pet form of Gudrun .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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