Kjerstin Olsdotter (1807 - 1889)

Born 14 Jan 1807 in Kronan, Brunskog, Värmland, Sweden

Ancestors

Wife of Anders Jansson — married 12 Oct 1828 in Brunskog, Värmland, Sweden

Descendants

Died 22 Apr 1889 at age 82 in Lilla Skärmnäs, Värmland, Sweden

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Biography

Kjersti Olsdotter ^[1]was born on 14 February 1807, in Kronan, Brunskog, Värmland, Sweden.^[2] She was Christened the same day in Brunskog.^[3] She was the daughter of Olof Jansson, aged 20, and Anna Nilsdotter, 21.^[4]

Kjersti Olsdotter married Anders Jansson on 12 October 1828, in Brunskog, Värmland, Sweden.^[5][4] They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters.

• Olof Andersson (1828–1828), died young.^[6]
• Jan Andersson (1830–1908)
• Karin Andersdotter (1832–1902)^[7]
• Anna Andersdotter (1834–1836), died young.^[8]
• Anna Andersdotter (1837–1908)
• Maria Andersdotter (1840–1855), died young.^[9]
• Olof Andersson (1842–1842), died young.^[10]
• Olof Andersson (1843–1910)
• Anders Andersson (1845– )
• Nils Anderson (1849–1918)
• Britta Andersdotter (1853–1925)

Anders moved the family from Strand to Lilla Skärmenäs, Brunskog, in 1831. They settled on a farm named Bråten located near Lake Långtjärn and 6 kilometers south of the Brunskog Church.^[11] They lived in Lilla Skärmenäs on Bråten farm for the next three decades without major issues as the family grew.^{[12][13][14][15]} By 1860, Anders Jansson, Kjersti Olofsdotter, and and all children except Jan (30), who married and moved to a nearby home still on Bråten farm, continued to live in their home on the Bråten farm in Lilla Skärmenäs.^[16]

Anders Jansson died on 25 November 1861, at the age of 55.^[4] After he died, the widowed Kjersti Olsdotter and the four children continued to live on Bråten farm in Lilla Skärmenäs, Brunskog Parish.^[17][18] But on 14 July 1872, Nils Andersson moved to North America ("with attestation Nr 63").^[19] And in 1876, Kjersti Oldsdotter moved into the nearby home of her son Jan Andersson, also at Bråten farm, for the remainder of her years.^[20]

Kjersti died on 22 April 1889, in Lilla Skärmnäs, Brunskog, Värmland, Sweden, at the age of 82.

Sources

1. ↑ Patronym could be "Olofdotter" but all written records use "Olsdotter".
2. ↑ "Brunskog Church Archives, Household Examination Books (1805-1809)", Brunskogs kyrkoarkiv, Husförhörslängder, SE/VA/13065/A I/10 (1805-1809), bildid: C0036749_00324, sida 303.
3. ↑ "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920", database, FamilySearch, Kjersti, 1807.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} “Research for Ray Sarlin”, by Peter Ragnvaldsson, historian, University of Lund (Sweden) and University of Helsingfors (Finland), Släktforskning AnSök, Espoo, Finland, 2020.
5. ↑ "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920", database, FamilySearch, Kjerstin Olsdr in entry for Anders Jansson, 1828.
6. ↑ "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920", database, FamilySearch, Anders Jansson in entry for Olof, 1828.
7. ↑ "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920", database, FamilySearch, Anders Jansson in entry for Karin, 1832.
8. ↑ "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920", database, FamilySearch, Anders Jansson in entry for Anna, 1834.
9. ↑ "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920", database, FamilySearch, Kjerstin Olsdr in entry for Maria, 1840.
10. ↑ "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920", database, FamilySearch, Anders Jansson in entry for Olof, 1842.
11. ↑ "Brunskog Church Archives, Household Examination Books, (1831-1835)", Brunskogs kyrkoarkiv, Husförhörslängder, SE/VA/13065/A I/17 (1831-1835), bildid: C0036756_00060, sida 48.
12. ↑ "Brunskog Church Archives, Household Examination Books, (1836-1840)", Brunskogs kyrkoarkiv, Husförhörslängder, SE/VA/13065/A I/20 (1836-1840), bildid: C0036759_00279, sida 259.
13. ↑ "Brunskog Church Archives, Household Examination Books, (1841-1845)", Brunskogs kyrkoarkiv, Husförhörslängder, SE/VA/13065/A I/22 (1841-1845), bildid: C0036761_00314, sida 294.
14. ↑ "Brunskog Church Archives, Household Examination Books, (1846-1850)", Brunskogs kyrkoarkiv, Husförhörslängder, SE/VA/13065/A I/24 (1846-1850), bildid: C0036763_00288, sida 271a.
15. ↑ "Brunskog Church Archives, Household Examination Books, (1851-1855)", Brunskogs kyrkoarkiv, Husförhörslängder, SE/VA/13065/A I/26 (1851-1855), bildid: C0036765_00302, sida 284.
16. ↑ "Brunskog Church Archives, Household Examination Books, (1856-1860)", Brunskogs kyrkoarkiv, Husförhörslängder, SE/VA/13065/A I/28 (1856-1860), bildid: C0036767_00305, sida 295.
17. ↑ "Brunskog Church Archives, Household Examination Books, (1861-1865)", Brunskogs kyrkoarkiv, Husförhörslängder, SE/VA/13065/A I/30 (1861-1865), bildid: C0036769_00263, sida 674.
18. ↑ "Brunskog Church Archives, Household Examination Books, (1866-1870)", Brunskogs kyrkoarkiv, Husförhörslängder, SE/VA/13065/A I/32 (1866-1870), bildid: C0036771_00310, sida 703.
19. ↑ "Brunskog Church Archives, Household Examination Books, (1871-1880)", Brunskogs kyrkoarkiv, Husförhörslängder, SE/VA/13065/A I/34 (1871-1880), bildid: C0036773_00329, sida 717.
20. ↑ "Brunskog Church Archives, Household Examination Books, (1871-1880)", Brunskogs kyrkoarkiv, Husförhörslängder, SE/VA/13065/A I/34 (1871-1880), bildid: C0036773_00328, sida 716.