Tuesday, December 25, 2007

My Kalvenes Great great grandparents

Grasdal-Vikestol Farm on Selbjorn
Kalvenes Farm, Selbjorn, Norway

Jæns Jakobsen Kalvenæs 1816-1885
Jæns Jakobsen Kalvenæs was born 1816 according to the 1865 census at Kalvenes, Selbjorn, Norway. He was the son of Jacob Torchelsen Haukeland in Manger and Anna Nielsdatter Kalvenes. He married Margrethe Nilsdatter Vikestøl April 9th, 1860 at Sund, Hordaland, Norway. They had two children:

Nils Jensson Kalvenes born 21 April 1860, in Kalvenes, Selbjorn, Norway.

Helena Jensdatter Kalvenes born 20 February 1863 in Kalvenes, Selbjorn, Norway.

According to the 1865 census he was a fisherman with land. He died 10th of October 1885 in in Kalvenes, Selbjorn, Norway. He was buried in the Mogster cemetery on Stolmen, Norway 17th of October 1885.

Magrethe Nielsdatter Vikestol 1836-1896

Magrethe Nielsdatter Vikestol was born in 1836 in Vikestol, Selbjorn, Norway to Nils Ingebrigtsen Vikestol and Mari Andersdatter. She was the oldest of eight children. She married Jæns Jakobsen Kalvenæs, April 9th 1860. Two children were born to them. Nils Jensson Kalvenes born 21 April 1860, in Kalvenes, Selbjorn, Norway and Helena Jensdatter Kalvenes born 20 February 1863 in Kalvenes, Selbjorn, Norway.She passed away April 9,1896 in Kalvenes, Selbjorn, Norway and is buried in the Mogster church cemetery on Stolmen.

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