Brief Life History of Wraal
When Wraal Aanensen was born in 1700, in Lyngdal, Vest-Agder, Norway, his father, Aanen Vroldsen, was 28 and his mother, Gertrud Olsen, was 20. He married Gjertrud Leivsdatter in 1728, in Lyngdal, Vest-Agder, Norway. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died in November 1752, in his hometown, at the age of 52.
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Sources (6)
- Wraal Aanensen, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
- Wraal Aanensen in entry for Guri Vraalsen, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
- Wraal Aanensen in entry for Ole Vraalsen, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
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World Events (3)
1700 · Norwegian calendar change
1n 1700 Norway changed from the Julian Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar. The day after 18 Feb in the Julian Calendar became 1 March in the Gregorian calendar.
1736 · Confirmation & education
Law of 1736 legally established Confirmation in the Lutheran Church which led to organized education for all children. These became important records which the Pastor kept.
1739 · Universal schooling
First school law to begin universal schooling in Norway. They taught the subjects of Christianity, reading, writing, arithmetic. Compulsory schooling from the age of seven and at least until ten to twelve years old.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Obert, Ordell.
Americanized form of Norwegian Aanensen or Ånensen: patronymic from the personal name Ånund, from Old Norse Onundr (based on elements meaning ‘ancestor’ + ‘victor’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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