Born in Granvin, Hordaland, Norway
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Gjertrud (Omundsdatter) Østrem
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Dordei (Sjursdatter) Sande
Died
at age 81
in Østrem, Etne, Hordaland, Norway
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Biography
Sjur Olsen was born in 1745, in Granvin, Hordaland, Norway. He was a son of Olav Medaas and Gjertrud Omundsdatter, Østrem
He married Guro Mattiasdatter, Østrem (1760-1788)
Sjur Olsen and Guro Mattiasdatter had the following children:
- Dordei Sjursdatter, Eide (1782-1819) m Torkjell Olsson, Sande
- Ole Sjursen Østrem (1785-1853)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sjur 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 Sjur:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sjur 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 Sjur:
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~0.78%
~3.12%
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