He married Berte Nielsdatter (daughter of Niels Nielsen Vissestad and Kari Jacobsdatter) on 3 August 1821 in Bamble.[4]
Sources
↑ 1.01.1Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Bamble parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-253/F/Fa/L0002: Parish register (official) no. I 2, 1775-1814. Births and Christenings page 138-139. 2 Jul 1797: Aane fød 20de Junii, foreldre Niels Aslesen Bierchesetheie og kone Margiethe Aanesdatter. Faddere: Lars Nielsen Nyesteens kone Marie Pedersdatter, pigen Aase Hellichsdatter Eeg, Ole Mortensen Fostvedt, Anund Knudsen, Knud Anundsen Bierchesetheie.
↑Scanned Norwegian Census records at Digitalarkivet. Year 1801 census. Bamble parish, Telemark. RA/EA-4070/J/Jd/L0028 page 75b-76a. "Bierkeseth" (forts.) Household no. 3: Husmann med jord Niels Aslesen.
↑Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Bamble parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-253/F/Fa/L0003: Parish register (official) no. I 3 /1, 1814-1834. Confirmations page 497-498. 20 Apr 1817 No. 20: Aadne Nielsen Wissestad, foreldre Niels Aslesen Høgeplads under Birkeseth og Margithe Aadnesdatter, døbt 2 Jul 1797 Bamble.
↑Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Bamble parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-253/F/Fa/L0003: Parish register (official) no. I 3 /1, 1814-1834. Weddings page 399-400. 3 Aug 1821: Ungkarl Aadne Nielsen Bjerchesetheie 24 aar, og pige Berthe Nielsdatter Wissestad 23 aar. Forlovere Halvor Haraldsen Grasmyr og Jørgen Nielsen Birkesetheie.