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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- 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"
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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
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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