When Anna Syversen was born about 1720, in Idd, Østfold, Norway, her father, Syver Hansen, was 41 and her mother, Marte Andersdatter, was 37. She had at least 3 sons and 4 daughters with Ole Ingebretsen.
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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.
Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Syver(t), a variant of Sivert . Compare Syvertsen and Syverson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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