Brief Life History of Halvor
When Halvor Eivindsson was born in 1707, in Bø, Hjartdal, Telemark, Norway, his father, Eivind Andressen Echen, was 27 and his mother, Mari Eriksdatter Roteberget, was 29. He married Mette Halvorsdatter in 1732, in Bø, Bratsberg, Norway. He died in 1737, in his hometown, at the age of 30.
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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.
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From an Old Norse personal name from hallr ‘rock’ + varðr 'guardian, defender’.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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