When Elisabet Knutsdatter was born about 1665, in Hinderåker, Rogaland, Norway, her father, Knut Ingebretson Lillesund, was 41 and her mother, Malene Nilsdatter, was 42. She married Johannes Bjornsen in 1676. They were the parents of at least 2 sons.
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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.
New Testament: ‘God is my oath’. See Elisabeth .
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