Margreta Jonsdatter

Born: 1747 · Lekven indre
Died: 1775 · Lekven indre
Parents: Marta Eivindsdatter Lekven and Jon Larsen Halhjem

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1747

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Lekven indre, Os (Hordaland), Søndre Bergenhus amt, Norge
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1757

The place and the tree
Poteter til Norge
Margreta is 10

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På Hove gård på Tromøy er den første kjente dokumentasjonen i Norge på at det ble dyrket poteter, hvor det står skrevet i toldskriver Nils Aalholms hagedagbok for 31. mai 1757 at det er: «observeret Potatoes at opkomme».
1763

The place and the tree
Barnebidrag for uekte barn
Margreta is 16

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I 1763 ble den første ordningen som påla fedre å betale barnebidrag for «uekte» barn, innført. Dessverre fantes det ingen ordning for inndriving av bidragene.
1769

The place and the tree
Befolkning
Margreta is 22

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724.000 mennesker i Norge.
1769

Norway
The census of 1769
Margreta is 22

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The first census in the proper sense: everyone was counted, but no names were given – only numbers. In some places name lists survive all the same.

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Picture: Attributed to Peder Als · Public domain
1775

Died

Lekven indre, Os (Hordaland), Søndre Bergenhus amt, Norge
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