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| GGG Grandfather |
He is the GG Grandson of our oldest ancestor, Kristoffer Kristenson. He was born Jan 25, 1783 on the Lee farm in Vik, Norway and he died some time in 1850. His wife died the same year. At this time, I do not know the exact dates, nor do I know exactly how they died, was it illness? He and his wife, Kari Vikingsdatter Mörkve, had 8 children between the years 1804 and 1823. Two of those children died as babies, 1 stayed in Norway and 4 of the brothers came to America.
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| 8 children |
The 4 Brothers:
1Iver Endreson Nistad, AKA Iver Vangsness, 1819-1905, who came to America with his wife and child in 1854. He is the first ancestor of the our Vangsness line to come to America.
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Another son, Wiking Endreson, 1813-?, came to America with his brother Iver in 1854. I do not know very much about what happened to this bother.
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The oldest son, John Endreson, 1804-1887, came to America in 1870. He and his second wife had 11 children, 4 died as children in Norway and 5 came to America, some in 1861 and the rest most likely with their father in 1870. I do not know very much about this part of the family. But there must be many relatives in America now.4
Then there is Hans Endreson Nistad Dale, 1806-1878, who came to America in 1869 with his wife Ingeborg Wilhelmsdotter. He was 60 and she was 62. Hans and his wife had 7 children, 2 who died as babies and the other 5 eventually coming to America either just before their parents or at the same time.
The Sister:
5There is a sister, Synneve Endresdatter, 1808-1861, who marries Hermund Johanneson Nese and they have 6 children. Maybe she went to America, maybe she did not! I do not know if she or her husband came to America for sure, but all 6 of her children came to America from 1861-1874. I only know the names of these children and when they came to America. I would like to find out more.
The One Who Stayed Behind:
6Ole Endreson, 1823-1905, stayed in Norway and had 6 children, all of whom stayed in Norway as far as I know.
