Jørgen Gillesen Egelsdorph

Born: 16 Jan 1755 · Bergen
Died: 10 Jan 1787 · Bergen
Parents: Gilles Jørgensen Egelsdorph and Dorothea Sophie Clausdatter Ocken

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16 Jan 1755
Born

Bergen, Bergen amt, Norge
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How do we know?
- Korskirken, Ministerialbok nr. A 5 (1751–1789)
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Occupation

Kjøpmann
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23 Jan 1755
Baptised

Korskirken, Bergen, Bergen amt, Norge
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How do we know?
- Korskirken, Ministerialbok nr. A 5 (1751–1789)
1757

The place and the tree
Poteter til Norge
Jørgen is 2

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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
Jørgen is 8

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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
Jørgen is 14

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724.000 mennesker i Norge.
1769

Norway
The census of 1769
Jørgen is 14

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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.

Source: folketelling

Picture: Attributed to Peder Als · Public domain
10 Jan 1787
Died

Bergen, Bergen amt, Norge
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- Nykirken, Klokkerbok nr. A 3 (1775–1820)
17 Jan 1787
Buried

Nykirken, Bergen, Bergen amt, Norge
Sourced
How do we know?
- Nykirken, Klokkerbok nr. A 3 (1775–1820)

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