Brief Life History of Tollef
When Tollef Jensen Baksås was born on 18 April 1700, in Seljord, Bratsberg, Norway, his father, Jens Jespersen Eie, was 49 and his mother, Margaretha Åsmundsdatter Groven, was 39. He married Anna Jensdatter Graver on 19 November 1730, in Holla, Bratsberg, Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He died on 16 May 1739, in Holla, Bratsberg, Norway, at the age of 39, and was buried in Holla, Bratsberg, Norway.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Tollef ...... - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Tollef Marlson Strand
- Tollef Jensen, "Norway Marriages, 1660-1926"
- Tollef, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
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World Events (2)
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, Nels, Niels, Lars, Holger, Einer, Jorgen, Bent, Knud, Per, Ove, Morten.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Jens, a shortened form of Johannes (see John ). This is the most frequent surname in Denmark. In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the variant Jenssen . Compare Jenson 2 and Johnson .
English: variant of Jennison .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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