Brief Life History of Ole
When Ole Stenersen was born about 1707, in Glemmen Kirke, Fredrikstad, Østfold, Norway, his father, Stener Olsen Smertu, was 54 and his mother, Gunhild Hansdatter, was 48. He married Kirsten Andersdatter on 21 November 1748. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died about 1797, in his hometown, at the age of 92, and was buried in Glemmen Kirke, Glemmen, Smaalenenes, Norway.
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- Ole Stenersen, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
- Ole Stenersen in entry for Ragnild Olesdatter, "Norway, Baptisms, 1634-1927"
- Ole Stenersen, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
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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.
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
Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Stener, from Old Norse Steinarr, derived from steinn ‘stone’ + -ar ‘warrior, spear’, or ‘patron’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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