Ragnhild Olsdatter Langfoss

Brief Life History of Ragnhild

When Ragnhild Olsdatter Langfoss was born in 1721, in Langfoss, Hedmark, Norway, her father, Ole Olsen Langfoss, was 45 and her mother, Gudbjørg Vilumsdatter Klemetsbraaten, was 53. She married Anders Andersen on 18 February 1742, in Vinger, Hedmark, Norway. She died in 1794, in Eidskog, Hedmark, Norway, at the age of 73.

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Family Time Line

Ole Sørensen Trandem
1716–1798
Ragnhild Olsdatter Langfoss
1721–1794
Marriage: 1743
Søren Olsen Tuhus
1744–1800
Ole Olsen Tuhus
1747–1817
Gunder Olsen Tuhus
1750–1791
Gubiør Olsdatter Tuhus
1753–1825
Embret Olsen
1756–1764
Embret Olsen Tuhus
1757–1817
Lars Olsen
1761–
Harald Olsen
1764–

Sources (5)

  • Ragnil Olesdatter, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
  • Rangdi Olsdatter in entry for Embret Olesen, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"
  • Ragnild Olsdatter in entry for Gubiør Olesdatter, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"

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

From an Old Norse personal name from regin ‘advice, decision’ (also, ‘the gods’) + hildr ‘battle’.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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