She was buried on 17 Jan 1797 in Hjørundfjord.[3] The age given on her burial record was 39 years.
Brite's probate, dated 30 May 1797, names her husband Ole Olsen and their children:[4]
son Elling Olsen, age 10 1/4
daughter Randi Olsdatter, age 16 1/2
daughter Anne Olsdatter, age 13
Sources
↑ Church book from Hjørundfjord parish. Møre og Romsdal, SAT/A-1454/515/L0205: Ministerialbok nr. 515A01, 1733-1764, s. 242-243. Digitalarkivet Record: pd00000014042190 Digitalarkivet Image: kb20070830620529 Baptism for Brit, 1759, Father: Elling Nilsen (Saure), Mother: Anne Carstensdtr.
↑ Church book from Hjørundfjord parish. Møre og Romsdal, SAT/A-1454/515/L0206: Ministerialbok nr. 515A02, 1765-1818, s. 386-387. Digitalarkivet Record: pv00000002846563 Digitalarkivet Image: kb20070830640003 Marriage for Ole Olsen (Finnæs) and Brit Ellingsdtr. (Saure), 1780-07-30.
↑ Church book from Hjørundfjord parish. Møre og Romsdal, SAT/A-1454/515/L0206: Ministerialbok nr. 515A02, 1765-1818, s. 282-283. Digitalarkivet Record: pg00000002573136 Digitalarkivet Image: kb20070830620672 Burial for Brit Ellingsdtr. (Finnæs), 1797, Interment date: 1797-01-17, Age: 39 aar, Birth year: 1758.
↑ Probate index for Sunnmøre. Sunnmøre sorenskriveri, SAT/A-0005/3/3A/L0031: Skifteprotokoll 21B, 1796-1801, s. 413b-414a. Digitalarkivet Record: pa00000000793524 Digitalarkivet Image: sk20090127640089 Probate for Birte Ellingsd., 1797-05-30, Farm: Finnes, Area: Hjørundfjord.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Brit by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Brit: