When Arne Haagensen was born in 1720, in Onsøy Kirke, Onsøy, Østfold, Norway, his father, Haagen Eriksen, was 42 and his mother, Ellen Arnesen, was 28. He married Idde Andersdatter on 19 June 1747, in Onsøy Kirke, Onsøy, Østfold, Norway. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died in November 1794, in his hometown, at the age of 74, and was buried in Onsøy Kirke, Onsøy, Østfold, Norway.
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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.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Paal, Viktor.
Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Haagen . Compare Haagenson , Hoganson , and Hogenson .
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