When Søren Kristensen Kleveland was born in 1736, in Finsland, Vest-Agder, Norway, his father, Christen Sørensen, was 26 and his mother, Joran Pedersdatter, was 21. He married Stenvor Gunleivsdatter about 1766, in Finsland, Songdalen, Vest-Agder, Norway. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died in March 1815, in Finsland, Lister og Mandal, Norway, at the age of 79, and was buried in Finsland, Vest-Agder, 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.
It listed all family members living on each farm. Also those living in the cities.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Jorgen, Ove, Peer, Sven, Vibeke, Bent, Bjorn, Carsten, Hilmar, Juhl, Karsten. German Hans, Kurt, Benno, Bernhard, Claus, Georg, Gerda, Jutta, Konrad, Wolfgang.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Kristen (see Christen ). Compare Christensen .
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