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connierl
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Posted - 12/04/2020 :  03:09:06  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Gunild Bottolfsdatter Bottolvshus Tollefson
memorial and tombstone

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68934050/gunild-tollefson

the tombstone says her birth date is 6 June 1798, but her baptism info says she was born cira Mai 1798.
born Grøslandseie, Flå, Flå kommune, Hallingdal, Buskerud.
Baptism: 17 jun 1798 Flå kirke, Flå, Flå kommune, Hallingdal, Buskerud.
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if she was born June 6 1798, she was awful young when baptized and that is
unusual isn't it?
Can anyone help me find birth info for her
This lady is step sister to my gr gr grandfather.
thank you so much for any help.
if it is more convenient, my email is
connierl@longlines.com



Connie R. Loftus

ToreL
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Posted - 12/04/2020 :  13:09:09  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
There is a baptism 17 June 1798 in Flå church under Nes, Buskerud for Gunild, daughter of Botolf (Botolph) and Ragne Trostem. (#123). Baptism within a few days of the birth was the norm at that time.
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jkmarler
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Posted - 12/04/2020 :  14:31:23  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Unfortunately, for a great many years in Nes, Flå, Gol and Hemsedal parish register the only date of record is the baptism because that's the only record kept. So unless someone in the family kept a better record such as in their Bible etc, the carved headstone might be the only record you might find.

There were some regulations that a baby should be baptized within 10 days of birth but experience tells that is seldom adhered to. So it is possible she was actually born on 6 June 1798.
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connierl
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Posted - 12/04/2020 :  17:11:40  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by ToreL

There is a baptism 17 June 1798 in Flå church under Nes, Buskerud for Gunild, daughter of Botolf (Botolph) and Ragne Trostem. (#123). Baptism within a few days of the birth was the norm at that time.



thank you for looking this up for me

Connie R. Loftus
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connierl
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Posted - 12/04/2020 :  17:17:35  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by jkmarler

Unfortunately, for a great many years in Nes, Flå, Gol and Hemsedal parish register the only date of record is the baptism because that's the only record kept. So unless someone in the family kept a better record such as in their Bible etc, the carved headstone might be the only record you might find.

There were some regulations that a baby should be baptized within 10 days of birth but experience tells that is seldom adhered to. So it is possible she was actually born on 6 June 1798.



again you are right on top of it. thank you for the information, even tho I am still wondering about the birth date.
can I have your permission to use your quote for my Ancestry account, of course without using your ID
thank you

Connie R. Loftus
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