Martha Bjørnsdatter

Femaleabout 1610–1684

Brief Life History of Martha

When Martha Bjørnsdatter was born about 1610, in Østre Aker, Oslo, Norway, her father, Björn Pedersen Voksen, was 41 and her mother, Randi Mogensdatter, was 31. She had at least 1 daughter with Laurits Jonsen Smestad. She died in 1684, at the age of 75.

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Family Time Line

Laurits Jonsen Smestad
1596–1686
Martha Bjørnsdatter
1610–1684
Ragnhild Lauritsdatter Voksen
1631–1701

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    Children (1)

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    Siblings (3)

    World Events (1)

    1624

    Age 14

    Known as Christiania 1624-1925.

    Name Meaning

    New Testament name, of Aramaic rather than Hebrew origin, meaning ‘lady’. It was borne by the sister of Lazarus and Mary of Bethany (John 11:1). According to Luke 10:38, when Jesus visited the house of Mary and Martha, Mary sat at his feet, listening to him, while Martha ‘was cumbered about much serving’, so that she complained to Jesus, ‘Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone?’ For this reason, the name Martha has always been associated with hard domestic work, as opposed to the contemplative life.

    Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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