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Jens Andersen (abt. 1730 - 1807)

Jens Andersen
Born about in Gjerstad, Aust-Agder, Norgemap [uncertain]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 23 Jun 1754 in Gjerstad, Aust-Agder, Norgemap
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Father of , , , , , and
Died at about age 77 in Østre Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norgemap
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Biography

Norwegian Native
Jens Andersen was born in Norway

Jens was born about 1730.[1]

He married Kari Nielsdatter on 23 June 1754 in Gjerstad, Aust-Agder.[2][3]

In the 1801 census at Østsida, Porsgrunn, the 71 years old Jens Andersen is listed with his daughter Guri Jensdatter as once widowed.[1]

He died in 1807 at Østsida, Porsgrunn.[4]

7 children are known:

  1. Ingeborg Jensdatter, born in 1755.[5]
  2. Anne Jensdatter, born in 1756.[6]
  3. Ingeborg den yngre Jensdatter, born in 1758.[7]
  4. Guri Jensdatter, born in 1760.[8]
  5. Anders Jensen, born in 1763.[9]
  6. Anne Jensdatter, born in 1766.[10] Died young.
  7. Auen Jensen, born in 1767.[11] Died young.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Scanned Norwegian Census records at Digitalarkivet. Year 1801 census. Porsgrunn Parish, Telemark. Østsida RA/EA-4070/J/Jd/L0031 page 618b-619a. Household no. 182: Huseier, enke og veverske Guri Jensdatter.
  2. ↑ Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Gjerstad parish, Aust-Agder. SAK/1111-0014/F/Fa/Faa/L0002: Parish register (official) no. A 2, 1717-1779. Chronological list, page 117. 30 Dec 1753 Gjerstad: Trolovede Jens Anderssøn Lunden og Karen Nielsdatter. Caut: Ejnert Olssøn og Ole Halvorssøn Lunden.
  3. ↑ Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Gjerstad parish, Aust-Agder. SAK/1111-0014/F/Fa/Faa/L0002: Parish register (official) no. A 2, 1717-1779. Chronological list, page 120. 23 Jun 1754 Gjerstad: Ægteviet Jens Anderssøn Lunden og Karen Nielsdatter Escheland.
  4. ↑ Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Porsgrunn parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-104/F/Fa/L0002: Parish register (official) no. 2 (Østre Porsgrunn), 1764-1814. Deaths and Burials page 318-319. 16 Aug 1807: Jens Andersen 78 aar.
  5. ↑ Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Gjerstad parish, Aust-Agder. SAK/1111-0014/F/Fa/Faa/L0002: Parish register (official) no. A 2, 1717-1779. Chronological list, page 125. No. 15 Vegårshei. Døpt 15 Jun 1755: Jens Anderssøn Nærestads og Karen Nielsdatters b. Ingebor. Faddere: Gunnild Olsdatter Liøstad, Anun Olssøn Nærestad, Peeder Larssøn Biørnatten, Niels Gregerssøn Wæstøel i Gierrestad Sogn, Karen Andersdatter Nærestad.
  6. ↑ Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Gjerstad parish, Aust-Agder. SAK/1111-0014/F/Fa/Faa/L0002: Parish register (official) no. A 2, 1717-1779. Chronological list, page 128. No. 25 Vegårshei. Døpt 31 Oct 1756: Jens Anderssøn Nærestad og Karen Nielsdatters b. Anne, Faddere: Berthe Simonstad, Ole Erichssøn Liøstad, Joen Olejestad?, Ole Mønnetiend, Marthe Skeidmoe.
  7. ↑ Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Gjerstad parish, Aust-Agder. SAK/1111-0014/F/Fa/Faa/L0002: Parish register (official) no. A 2, 1717-1779. Chronological list, page 133. No. 20 Vegaarshei. Døpt 28 May 1758: Jens Anderssøn Nærestads og og Karen Nielsdatters b. Ingebor. Faddere: Sigur Nærestad, Tiødser Moen, Halvor Simonstad, Niels Røed i Gierrestad Sogn, Siri Grasaasen, Karen Nærestad.
  8. ↑ Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Gjerstad parish, Aust-Agder. SAK/1111-0014/F/Fa/Faa/L0002: Parish register (official) no. A 2, 1717-1779. Chronological list, page 139. No. 9 Vegårshei. Døpt 2 Mar 1760: Jens Anderssøn Nærestad og Karen Nielsdatters b. Guraa. Faddere: Gunnild Løstad, Samuel Storck, Niels Nærestad, Halvor Simonstad, Karen Andersdatter Nærestad.
  9. ↑ Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Gjerpen parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-265/F/Fa/L0002: Parish register (official) no. 2, 1747-1795. Births and Christenings page 40. 17 Apr 1763: Jens Andersen Ballestads drengebarn Anders. Test: Anders Jacobsens kone, Christence Heljesdatter, Jens, Anders og Borger Ballestad.
  10. ↑ Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Gjerpen parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-265/F/Fa/L0002: Parish register (official) no. 2, 1747-1795. Births and Christenings page 47. 9 Mar 1766: Jens Ballestads pigebarn Anne. Test: Ouen Kiolkiøns kone, Ingebor Engebretsdatter, Anders Ballestad, Hans Jensen, Daniel Jensen.
  11. ↑ Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Gjerpen parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-265/F/Fa/L0002: Parish register (official) no. 2, 1747-1795. Births and Christenings page 50. 12 Apr 1767: Jens Ballestads drengebarn Ouen. Test: Hans Ballestads kone, Ingebor Larsdatter, Anders Ballestad, Christen Larsen, Peder Larsen.

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Acknowledgements

Andersen-11420 was created on 13 December 2023 from the Solumslekt database ID # 27328 by Leif Biberg Kristensen.





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