Brief Life History of Ole
When Ole Larsøn Skinnes Eggar was born in 1732, in Skinnes, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway, his father, Lars Tollefsøn, was 42 and his mother, Anne Olsdatter, was 36. He married Marie Jakobsdatter Eid in 1752, in Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 6 December 1809, in Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway, at the age of 77.
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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.
1801 · 1801 Norwegian Census
It listed all family members living on each farm. Also those living in the cities.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nels, Niels, Sven, Thor, Knud, Nils, Per, Jorgen, Alf, Bjorn.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Lars, an equivalent of Lawrence . This is also an Americanized form of the cognate Larssen. Compare Larson 1, Larrison , and Lawson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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