Brief Life History of Barbro
When Barbro Olsdatter was born in March 1685, in Leksvik Prestegjeld, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway, her father, Ole Haugsbakk, was 35 and her mother, Mrs Ole, was 25. She married Colbanus Johansen Troset in 1710, in Leksvik Prestegjeld, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She died in May 1743, in Leksvik kirke, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway, at the age of 58, and was buried in Leksvik kirke, Leksvik Prestegjeld, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Barbro Olsdatter - death: 1743; Leksvik, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway
- Barbra Olufsdatter in entry for Kirsten Colbanusdatter, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
- Barbro Olsdr in entry for Inger Olesdatter, "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
equivalent of Barbara.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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