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| The Digitalarkivet: Confirmed in Verdal 1817-1840 |
This is the transcribed record of the confirmation of my second great grandfather, Sevald Andersen of Verdal, Nord Trøndelag, Norway. Confirmed in the year 1833 Sevald was 15 and 1/2 years old, a common age for confirmation into the Norwegian State Church (Lutheran). He was born 19 Sep 1818 and lives on the farm Stubskind. As the oldest son, Sevald, after his fathers death, will take over the farm. He was married for the first time 26 Jan 1858 and widowed shortly after on 7 May 1858. He married again 28 Aug 1860 (my great X2 grandmother Karen Maria Olsdatter) and she died leaving him again widowed 16 Jun 1897. Parents Anders (Jacobsen) and Martha (Sevaldsdatter).
All Norwegian children (with the exception of the few dissenters) were baptised into the Norwegian State church and between the ages of 14-16 were confirmed. If one did not pass confirmation to the satisfaction of the parish priest they would have to study again at the age of 19 under his personal tutelage. And they did because they could not marry without first being confirmed in the church. Even if one married in a different parish they would have to provide proof of confirmation.
I am really appreciative that the Norwegian National Archives transcribed this record but it was well worth looking at a scan of the original record written by the priest of the Verdal church also. More information was available on the original record. The ORIGINAL CONFIRMATION RECORD OF SEVALD ANDERSEN also states that Sevald was innoculated for Smallpox in 1819 (a requirement for confirmation) and his grade. He did well on his tests and knowledge of the scriptures!
Way to go Great Great Grandpa!
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