Brief Life History of Thor
When Thor Larsen was born in 1721, in Rødenes, Østfold, Norway, his father, Lars Andersen, was 34 and his mother, Ragnild Michelsdatter, was 39. He died on 18 May 1798, at the age of 77.
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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
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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