He was traditionally from Gol in Buskerud which did not exist at the time of his birth. The christening record is found under Nes parish in Buskerud. He later moved to Aurdal, Oppland, Norway.
Note from Annlaug Islandsmoen:
For awhile Bjorn and his wife Anne lived at Koppervik in Bagn. Bjorn worked at this farm when they married. At Koppervik their two oldest children were born. Later they moved to a tenant farm (husmannsplass) to Olmhus. This farm was called Olmhusplassen or Bjødnaplassen. [1]
Bjorn was born in 1757. He passed away in 1827.
Sources
↑ Annlaug Islandsmoen's self published book, "The Benson Family's Beginning" (Part T) - in my possession and among Benson family relatives
Sør Aurdal Bygdebok (farm histories in Sør Aurdal, Oppland) - pg. 556, Oppheim bnr. 33 (før Bjødnaplassen eller øvre Olmhusplassen) - Bjørn Knutson var døypt i Gol i november 1757 og konfirmert i Aurdal hovudkyrkje i 1774
Norwegian Archives - Norway, Buskerud, Nes christening - 1757 - 11 Novemb Knud Endresen og Kari Bjornsd. (child) Bjorn; Margit Halstorn?, Sergeant? Hege?, Tosten Rolfsen, Svend Tollefsen, Sidsel Henriksd.? - link [media.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/8541/42077/133]; source page info: SAKO, Nes kirkebøker, F/Fa/L0002: Parish register (official) no. 2, 1707-1759, p. 204 Quick link: [1]
Norwegian Archives - Norway, Oppland, Aurdal - Engagement / Marriage - 1785 - Engaged May 29 (in) Bang - Bjorn Knudsen Koppervigeje og Anne Olsdatter Olmhuuseje (others listed) - Arne Koppervig, Ole Arnesen ibid. - married 30 Jun - browser link: [2]; source info: SAH, Aurdal prestekontor, Parish register (official) no. 6, 1781-1804, p. 132 Quick link: [3]
1801 census - Feb 1, 1801 - Olmhuus, Aurdal, Oppland, Norway - Biørn Knudsen 44, Anne Olsdatter 45, Ole Biørnsen 15, Knudt Biørnsen 12, Anders Biørnsen 9, Andreas Biørnsen 6, Biørn Biørnsen 2, Kari Biørnsdatter 71, mother - MyHeritage.com: [4]
Norwegian Archives - Norway, Oppland, Sør Aurdal - Burial Biorn Knudsen - 1827 - #16 (left side) (died)28 Mai, (buried) 2 Jun Bang; Biorn Knudsen; fra Olmhuseje; 72 Aar - [5]; source info - SAH, Sør-Aurdal prestekontor, Parish register (official) no. 3, 1825-1840, p. 194-195 Quick link: [6]
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Marla Norton for creating WikiTree profile Knutson-200 through the import of Norton-Watling_2013-01-27_01.ged on Jan 27, 2013.
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From the book: The Descendants of Bjorn Knutson Hølersæter and Anne Olsd. Olmhus (family published about 1986)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bjørn by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bjørn:
Knutson Holersetre-1 and Knutson-200 appear to represent the same person because: The information matches for birth/death/marriage etc. It needs a LNAB correction.