Marit Larsdotter

Abt 1754 - 1847  (~ 93 years)

• Name	Marit Larsdotter
  Born	Abt 1754
  Gender	Female
  Died	28 Jan 1847
  Buried	07 Feb 1847	Sigdal parish, Buskerud County, Norway
  Person ID	I28572	All
  Last Modified	22 Feb 2009

  
  

  Family	Kristoffer Kjetilsson Bjørndalen,   b. Abt 1750, Gren farm, Sigdal parish, Buskerud County, Norway ,   d. 7 Jan 1823  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Married	28 Nov 1789	Holmen Church, Sigdal parish, Buskerud County, Norway
  Children	+ 1. Lars Kristoffersson,   b. 1790,   d. 1819  (Age 29 years)   2. Kari Kristoffersdotter Bjørndalen,   b. Abt 1793,   d. 24 Dec 1860, Holo østre, Modum parish, Buskerud county, Norway  (Age ~ 67 years)   3. Ingebjørg Kristoffersdotter,   b. Abt 1796, Bjørndalen farm, Sigdal parish, Buskerud County, Norway + 4. Nils Kristoffersson Bjørndalen,   b. 1800, Bjørndalen farm, Sigdal parish, Buskerud County, Norway ,   d. 03 Aug 1861  (Age 61 years)
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2008
  Family ID	F8622	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 28 Nov 1789 - Holmen Church, Sigdal parish, Buskerud County, Norway  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents » Slide Show		Engagement record of Kristoffer Kjetilsson and Marit Larsdotter Located in the column on the left hand side, the 2nd entry above the year 1790, it states that on 4 October, 1789, engaged were "widower" Kristoffer Kjetilsson and "maiden/never married before" Marit Larsdotter. The best men (sponsors) were : Ola Nes and Helge Jonsson Nes. This record is contained in the Holmen church book in Sigdal parish, Buskerud County, Norway.
  		Marriage record of Kristoffer Kjetilsson and Marit Larsdotter Located in the column on the left hand side of the page near the top (the 4th entry down) it states that on 28 November, 1789, married were "widower" Kristoffer Kjetilsson and "maiden/never married before" Marit Larsdotter. They were married in the Holmen Church in Sigdal parish, Buskerud County, Norway.
  		Death record of Marit Larsdotter Marit Larsdotter died on January 28, 1847 while living on the Bjørndalen farm. Entry #3 under the year 1847, states : "føderådskone" (pensioner, receiving support from owner of the farm) Marit Larsdotter, died Jan. 28, 1847 and was buried Feb. 7, 1847 in Sigdal parish. Her age was 93 years and her residence at the time of death was on "Bjørndalsplasset" (Bjørndal`s cotter farm or place). Birth (baptismal) record for Marit Larsdotter has not been located.
  		1801 census listing of Biørndalen Farm in Sigdal Parish, Buskerud County, Norway Reidar Kjetilsson is mentioned in the Sigdal bygdebok under the Haslebråtan(Bjørndalen) farm on page 100, states he was a mine worker. He is listed in the 1801 census, along with his brother Kristoffer and mother Ingebjørg, on the Bjørndalen farm in Sigdal parish). Reidar Kjetilsson is listed as entry #60 at the bottom, and his household position was a renter, lodger on a farm, age 44, a bachelor and a mine worker. Documentation recording Reidar after 1801 has not been located. It is not known if he married or moved out of the parish, etc. Ingebor Larsdotter is listed as entry #38. Her household position is listed as "innerst" which mean renter or lodger on a farm. Her marital status is widowed for the first time. Her occupation is listed as living off of charity or alms. Her age of 76 is consistent with her birth year of 1725. This record also lists the family of Kristoffer Kjetilsson living on the Bjørndalen farm in Sigdal parish of Buskerud County in 1801 as follows: -Kristoffer Kjetilsson "husband", age 53, married the 2nd time, his occupation was "tenant farmer/cotter, farming, and he was also a mine worker" -Marit Larsdotter "wife", age 44, married the 1st time -Asle Kristoffersson "son" , age 22, single, his occupation was "crippled, disabled" -Helge Kristoffersson "son", age 20,single, his occupation was "a tailor" -Lars Kristoffersson "son", age 11 -Nils Kristoffersson "son", age 1 -Kari Kristoffersdotter "daughter", age 8 -Ingeborg Kristoffersdotter "daughter", age 5 The mother of the youngest four children was Marit Larsdotter. A review of church records suggests that no further children were born to Kristoffer Kjetilsson Bjørndalen and Marit Larsdotter.

  
  

  Histories

  Sigdal bygdebok, "Sigdal Og Eggedal", Sigdal Parish, Buskerud County, Norway Excerpts from the Sigdal bygdebok, "Sigdal Og Eggedal". Includes information regarding the farms of Bjørndalen, Haslebråtan, and Vik/ Bråtan/ Viksbråtan.