Marta Tvetden (Åmundsdotter) Skjold
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Marta Åmundsdotter (Åmundsdotter) Skjold (1810 - 1857)

Marta Åmundsdotter (Marta Tvetden) Skjold formerly Åmundsdotter
Born in Tveito, Etne, Hordaland, Norwaymap
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Wife of — married 1831 in Etne, Norwaymap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 46 in Skjold, Etne, Hordaland, Norwaymap
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Biography

Marta (or Martha) was born in 1810 at Tveito farm at the northeast end of Stordalsvatnet in Etne clerical district, Hordaland, Norway, the daughter of Åmund Bjørnsen (Ve) Tvedten and Anna Hansdatter Frette. At age 21 in 1831, she married Halver Østeinsen Skjold at Grindheim Church in Etne. She joined Halver at Skjold where they had eight children together. Marta died in 1857 at Skjold and was buried in Etne.


Sources

Etne-soga by Ståle Dyrvik, vol V "Folket. Grindheim sokn." farm Tveito p 121 (3d) garm Skjold p 128 (6)

Also item X1V at http://kittymunson.com/index.php?page=tveito-family-etnesoga-v


Øyvind Østvik Familien Ancestry.com Family Tree (private). Accessed 9 Oct 2017. This family tree draws on information from a range of sources, documented as well as undocumented and unconfirmed as reported in other family trees; it should not be considered an authoritative source and the data should be confirmed by other sources when possible. It uses standard Norwegian spelling and naming conventions. Name: Marta Amundsdtr. Tvedten; BIRTH: 14 Oct 1810 • Etne, Hordaland, Norway; DEATH: 6 Feb 1857 • Skjold, Etne, Hordaland, Norway; Parents: Amund Bjørnson Ve Tvedten, 1772-1842; Anna Hansdtr. Frette, 1787-1854 Marriage: 7 Jul 1831, Etne, Hordaland, Norway; Spouse: Halvar Gottskalkson Ostenson Skjold;

Arendts Ancestry tree;

Birth

"Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4N9-D53 : 27 December 2014), Martha Amundsen, ; citing ; FHL microfilm 124,491. Name: Martha Amundsen; Gender: Female; Christening Date: 14 Oct 1810; Christening Place: , ETNE, HORDALAND, NORWAY; Father's Name: Aamund Biornsen

Marriage

"Norway Marriages, 1660-1926," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NW4W-VJN : 12 December 2014), Halver Ostensen and Martha Aamunsdr, 07 Jul 1831; citing Grindheim, Hordaland, Norway; FHL microfilm 124,494. Name: Halver Ostensen; Birth Date: 1807; Age: 24; Spouse's Name: Martha Aamunsdr; Spouse's Birth Date: 1810; Spouse's Age: 21; Event Date: 07 Jul 1831; Event Place: Grindheim, Hordaland, Norway

Death

SAB, Etne Sokneprestembete, H/Haa: Parish register (official) no. A 8, 1848-1862, p. 208. Quick link, accessed 10 Oct 2017. Entry no.: 5; Name: Martha Ammundsdatter; Position: Farm widow, supported by farm; Age: 46 1/4 yrs; Residence: Skjold; Death date: 6 Feb 1857; Burial date: 14 Feb 1857; Burial place: Etne, Hordaland, Norway

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Kitty Munson for creating WikiTree profile Aamundsdotter-5 through the import of AnneLee8by2_forWiki.ged on Jul 1, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Kitty and others.






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20th cousins 9 times removed we are both descendants of Alexander 1 (Dunkeld ) of Scotland
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