Brief Life History of Haagen
When Haagen Amundsen Skjørberg was born in 1701, in Eidskog, Hedmark, Norway, his father, Amund Larsen Skjørberg, was 42 and his mother, Karen Eriksdatter, was 36. He married Ragnild Kiellersdatter Finsrud on 27 December 1728, in Vinger, Hedmark, Norway. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He died in 1753, in Midtskog, Hedmark, Norway, at the age of 52, and was buried in Eidskog, Hedmark, Norway.
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Sources (9)
- Haagen Amunssøn, "Norway Marriages, 1660-1926"
- Haagen Amunssøn in entry for Karen, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
- Haagen Amunssøn in entry for Ingeborre, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
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World Events (2)
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 Alf, Erik, Thor, Egil, Hjordis, Iver, Per, Svein.
Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Amund, Old Norse Ǫgmundr, composed of the elements agi ‘awe’ (or possibly ag ‘point of a sword’) + mund ‘protection’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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