When Claus Johanson Rumohr was born in 1708, in Rikheim, Lærdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway, his father, Johan Claussen Rumohr Rikheim, was 46 and his mother, Anna Marie Thiisdatter Nagel, was 42. He married Karen Christophersdatter Munthe on 4 October 1735, in Lærdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 23 January 1758, in his hometown, at the age of 50.
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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.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Sven, Lars, Anders, Helmer, Mats, Alf, Alvar, Astrid, Einer, Eskil, Fritjof. German Kurt, Gerhard, Otto, Fritz.
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Johansson . This is also an Americanized form of the Norwegian, Danish, and North German cognate Johansen . Compare Johnson .
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