Brief Life History of Knudsdatter
When Knudsdatter was born about 1683, in Gjerstad, Aust-Agder, Norway, her father, Knud Erichson Østerholt, was 43 and her mother, Berthe Nilsdatter Levang, was 32.
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1685 · Norway Church
The State Church of Norway passed a law which required ministers to keep a written record of all baptisms, marriages, burials.
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.
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