Olaus Laurentii

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Olaus Laurentii was a vicar during the latter half
of the 16:th century in Gagnef

   The Swedish parish registrations first appear during the late 17:th century as a consequence of the canon law of 1686. This has given genealogy researchers, interested in Swedish relations, a very good opportunity to find there roots back to this time in the church records which are available for everybody without restrictions.
    For the time before the church records, however, it is more difficult to find people who didn't have an official position in the society. Olaus Laurentii was an official person, being a vicar in the Gagnef parish during the late 16:th century, and as his daughters married clergymen, descendants of Olaus can be traced in many branches to the present time.
    A main intention with these web pages is to present a first version of a pedigree chart for Olaus Laurentii through his daughter Kerstin who was married to Laurentius Erici, chaplain in Gagnef and later vicar in Åls församling, , Dalarnas län, the neighbor parish of Gagnef. From this couple we are linked to the existing church records.
    We are relatively ignorant about Kerstin's five (known) siblings and hope, by publishing this family history report, that we may get in contact with researches or other interested persons who have such knowledge. An Åls församling, , Dalarnas län branch, through Kerstin's daughter Margaretha and her husband Johannes Kumblensis, is known to us, and will appear in the family tree sooner or later.
    The family tree now contains more than 13000 persons and will by and by be upgraded.

To the left is a photograph of the seal and the signature of
Olaus Laurentii shown. It is found in the tenth register of
the Gagnef parish, which is deposited in the Swedish
National Archive in Stockholms län.

The picture to the right is a reconstruction of the same seal.

Here below is the Gagnef parish seal from 1664 shown.

Links:
Facts about
Olaus Laurentii
The Family Society
The Gagnef Church
The Gagnef home page
Olaus own family
Daughter Kerstin's
family
First page of the Family
Tree.

   These web pages are dedicated to Olaus Laurentii and the "Olaus Laurentii Family Society", named after him. If you click the latter link you can read about how and, when this society was formed and some more of interest. If you believe that you are related to Olaus Laurentii you are welcome to be a member oft the society wherever you live.
    If you want to check if you are a descendant of Olaus Laurentii you can go to the Family Tree, on which you may find an older relative (but note that the chart is not complete and you may be related even if you don't find a clue in it).
    As Olaus was a vicar in Gagnef it may be justified to shortly present the parish church.

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and you will come there)

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(click on the link below)!

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Olaus Laurentii was a vicar during the latter half of the 16:th century in Gagnef

Olaus Laurentii was a vicar during the latter half
of the 16:th century in Gagnef