When Helge Steensen was born on 18 August 1713, in Hol, Buskerud, Norway, his father, Sten Helgesøn, was 24 and his mother, Turi Sandersdatter, was 19. He had at least 3 daughters with Gunvor Sveinsdotter.
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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.
It listed all family members living on each farm. Also those living in the cities.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik. German Helmut.
Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Steen, from Old Norse steinn ‘stone’. Compare Steenson 2 and Stenson 4.
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