When Aasul Borgerson was born in 1695, in Nedre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway, his father, Borger Aasulson, was 25 and his mother, Maren Pedersdatter, was 36. He married Aase Pedersdatter on 13 June 1728. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He died in 1739, at the age of 44, and was buried in Nedre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway.
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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.
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.
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.
Americanized form of Norwegian Borgersen: patronymic from the personal name Borger, a cognate of Birger ‘one who saves, protects, or helps’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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