When Maria Christophersdatter was born about 1701, in Østre Bærum, Bærum, Akershus, Norway, her father, Christopher Carlsen, was 52 and her mother, Marte Jørgensdatter, was 30. She died on 22 July 1761, in her hometown, at the age of 61, and was buried in Østre Bærum, Bærum, Akershus, Norway.
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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.
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.
Short form of Maria , of German origin but now also moderately popular in the English-speaking world.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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