Brief Life History of Inger
When Inger Gabrielsdatter was born in 1734, in Suldal, Rogaland, Norway, her father, Gabriel Oddsen Kolbeinstveit, was 36 and her mother, Ingrid Olsdatter, was 25. She married Aanen Gautesen Straapa in 1763, in Suldal, Rogaland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died in 1768, in her hometown, at the age of 34.
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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
Variant of Ingegerd and Ingrid , attested from the 16th-century.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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