Brief Life History of Nils
Nils Larsen Eier was born about 1731, in Hedmark, Norway. He married Anne Knutsdatter Sand on 17 February 1765, in Sand Kirke, Hedmark, Norway. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 28 April 1816, in Eier, Hedmark, Norway, at the age of 86, and was buried in Nord-Odal, Hedmark, Norway.
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Sources (14)
- Censuses: RA, Census 1801 for 0419P Strøm parish, 1801, pp. 444b-445a - Scan archives
- Legacy NFS Source: Nils Larsen Eier - birth-name: Nils Larsen Eier
- Niels Larsen, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
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World Events (4)
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.
1801 · 1801 Norwegian Census
It listed all family members living on each farm. Also those living in the cities.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nels, Niels, Sven, Thor, Knud, Nils, Per, Jorgen, Alf, Bjorn.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Lars, an equivalent of Lawrence . This is also an Americanized form of the cognate Larssen. Compare Larson 1, Larrison , and Lawson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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