When Halgrim Jørgensen was born in 1736, in Nes, Buskerud, Norway, his father, Jørgen Pedersen, was 53 and his mother, Guri Olsdatter, was 30. He married Liv Andersdatter on 19 October 1767, in Nes, Buskerud, Norway. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died in 1773, in his hometown, at the age of 37, and was buried in Nes, Buskerud, 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, Aagot, Niels. German Hans, Hilde, Kurt, Uwe.
In some cases also an Americanized form of Danish or Norwegian Jørgensen (see Jorgensen ).
North German (Jürgensen): patronymic from the personal name Jürgen, Low German form of George . It is also found in Denmark. Compare Juergensen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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