Brief Life History of Tore
When Tore Toresen Øvre Valheim was born in 1708, in Hjelmeland, Rogaland, Norway, his father, Tore Toreson Vadla, was 17 and his mother, Ingeborg Reiarsdatter Breiland, was 27. He married Malena Jonsdatter Sedberg in 1727, in Årdal, Rogaland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died in 1782, in Årdal, Rogaland, Norway, at the age of 74, and was buried in Stavanger, Norway.
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Sources (5)
- Thore Thorssen, "Norway Burials, 1666-1927"
- Tore Torsen, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
- Parish register (official) no. A 1, 1760-1799, p. 146-147
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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 Erik, Birgit, Borge, Britt, Lars, Nils, Paal, Thoralf.
Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Thor .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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