Karen Holberg Johannesdatter (1744 - 1821)

Biography

This profile is part of the Hjørundfjord, Møre og Romsdal One Place Study.

Karen Holberg Johannesdatter, daughter of Johannes Larsen & Elisabeth Carina Bandtzbill, was born on 31 October 1744 and baptised on 1 November 1744 in Hjørundfjord, Møre og Romsdal, Norway.^[1]

Karen was confirmed on 18 Oct 1761 in Hjørundfjord, Møre og Romsdal, Norway.^[2]

In the 1762 extra tax list Karen was listed as a child over the age of 12 at Sæbøe in Hjørundfjord.^[3]

Karen married Henrich Knudsen Standal on 3 Jan 1773 in Hjørundfjord, Møre og Romsdal, Norway.^[4] Their children were:

1. Anne Henriksdatter (1773–1773)
2. Johannes Henriksen (1774–1839)
3. Knud Henriksen (1776–1821)
4. Peder Henriksen (1779–1779)
5. Hilde Henriksdatter (1781–1862)
6. Morten Henriksen (1783–1814)
7. Henrik Henriksen (1786–1855)
8. Ole Henriksen (1789– )

In the 1801 census, Karen (age 57) was at Standahl Indre, Hjørundfjord, Møre og Romsdal, Norway.^[5]

Karen (age 74) died on 15 July 1821 and was buried on 19 July 1821 in Hjørundfjord, Møre og Romsdal, Norway.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Church book from Hjørundfjord parish 1733-1764 (1522P)"
   Births and baptisms: 1744-11-01; Page: 201; Serial no.: 38
   Digitalarkivet Image: kb20070830620508 - Digitalarkivet Record: pd00000014037226 (accessed 31 October 2025)
   Karen Holberg baptism on 1 Nov 1744 (born 31 Oct 1744), daughter of Johannes Larsen & Elisabeth Carina Bandtzbill, in Hjørundfjord, Møre og Romsdal, Norway.
2. ↑ Confirmation: "Church book from Hjørundfjord parish 1733-1764 (1522P)"
   Confirmations: 1761-10-18; Page: 67; Serial no.: 14
   Digitalarkivet Image: kb20070830620451 - Digitalarkivet Record: pk00000001979111 (accessed 31 October 2025)
   Karen Johannesdtr confirmation in Hjørundfjord, Møre og Romsdal, Norway.
3. ↑ 1762 Tax: "Extra Tax 1762-1763 for Sunnmøre bailiff", Digitalarkivet Image: rk10041201041285 - Digitalarkivet Record: pt00000000364924 (accessed 17 March 2026), Karen in 1762 in Møre og Romsdal, Norway; citing Year: 1762.
4. ↑ Marriage: "Church book from Hjørundfjord parish 1765-1818 (1522P)"
   Marriages: 1772-1773-01-03; Page: 370-371; Serial no.: 4
   Digitalarkivet Image: kb20070830620711 - Digitalarkivet Record: pv00000002846243 (accessed 31 October 2025)
   Karen Jhannesdtr marriage to Henrich Knudsen in Hjørundfjord, Møre og Romsdal, Norway.
5. ↑ 1801 Census: "1801 census for 1522P Hjørundfjord"
   Census district: 001; Rural residence: 0024 Standahl Indre
   Digitalarkivet Image: ft20090806340113 - Digitalarkivet Record: pf01058415000565 (accessed 31 October 2025)
   Karen Johansdatter (57) at Standahl Indre, Hjørundfjord, Møre og Romsdal, Norway.
6. ↑ Burial: "Church book from Hjørundfjord parish 1819-1829 (1522P)"
   Burials: 1821-07-19; Page: 97; Serial no.: 8
   Digitalarkivet Image: kb20070830640146 - Digitalarkivet Record: pg00000002612371 (accessed 31 October 2025)
   Karen Johannesdtr burial (died on 15 Jul 1821 at age 74 aar) on 19 Jul 1821 in Hjørundfjord, Møre og Romsdal, Norway.

See also:

• Strømme, Lars; Standal, Ragnar. Hjørundfjordboka Vol. 5: Gard og ætt. Ørsta : Hjørundfjord bygdeboknemnd, 1993. Page 416. Nasjonalbiblioteket.