Brita Kristensdtr FJÆRSTAD^[1]

1820 - 1915  (94 years)

• Name	Brita Kristensdtr FJÆRSTAD
  Birth	23 Jun 1820	Fjærstad, Tjugum Sogn, Leikanger Prestegjeld, Norway
  Gender	Female
  Burial	1915	Oakland Lutheran Church Cemetery, Oakland Twp., Freeborn Co., MN, USA
  Death	17 Jan 1915	Ramsey Junction, Lansing Twp., Mower Co., MN
  	NE of Austin, MN
  Person ID	I1060	Ancestors
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2008

  
  

  Father	Kristen Kristenson FJÆRSTAD,   b. 15 May 1777, Ese, Tjugum Sogn, Leikanger Prestegjeld, Norway d. 5 Jul 1856, Fjærstad, Tjugum Sogn, Balestrand, Norway (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Sitona Gjertsdtr FALCK,   b. 11 Dec 1780, Leijanger, Norway d. Norway
  Marriage	17 Aug 1802	Tjugum Sogn, Balestrand, Norway
  Family ID	F657	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ole Larsson ESSE,   b. 23 Jun 1818, Balestrand, Sogn, Norway d. 11 Apr 1896, Hayward Twp., Freeborn Co., MN, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	7 Jun 1841	Leikanger Kirke, Norway
  Children	1. Lars Olson ESSE,   b. 21 Jul 1841, Balestrand, Sogn, Norway d. 6 May 1895, Hayward Twp., Freeborn Co., MN, USA (Age 53 years)   2. Christen Olson ESSE,   b. 4 Feb 1844, Ese, Tjugum Sogn, Leikanger Prestegjeld, Norway d. Bef 1845, Ese, Tjugum Sogn, Leikanger Prestegjeld, Norway (Age < 0 years)   3. Kristen Olason (Chris Or C.O.) ESSE,   b. 26 Sep 1845, Ese farm, Balestrand, Sogn, Norway d. 7 Oct 1929, Albert Lea, Freeborn Co., MN, USA (Age 84 years)   4. Bertha Olsdtr ESSE,   b. 23 Jan 1848, Ese, Tjugum Sogn, Leikanger Prestegjeld, Norway d. 4 Mar 1905, Brookings, Brookings Co., SD, USA (Age 57 years)   5. Samuel Olson ESSE,   b. 26 Aug 1850, Ese, Tjugum Sogn, Leikanger Prestegjeld, Norway d. 1 Sep 1850, Ese, Tjugum Sogn, Leikanger Prestegjeld, Norway (Age 0 years)   6. Sithone Olasdtr ESSE,   b. 21 Oct 1851, Ese, Tjugum Sogn, Balestrand Prestegjeld, Norway d. Bef 1929 (Age < 77 years)   7. Mary Olesdtr ESSE,   b. 26 Dec 1853, Esefjorden, Sogn, Norway d. 11 Feb 1897, Fargo, Cass Co., ND, USA (Age 43 years)   8. Anna ESSE,   b. 7 Feb? or 20 Mar? 1856, Ese farm, Balestrand, Sogn, Norway d. 24 Dec 1880, Oakland, Freeborn Co, MN, USA (Age 24 years)   9. Gjertrude ESSE,   b. 18 Dec 1857, Ese farm, Balestrand, Sogn, Norway d. Bef 1871 (Age < 13 years)   10. Ole Olson ESSE,   b. 28 Jan 1860, Ese farm, Balestrand, Sogn, Norway d. Bef 1929 (Age < 68 years)   11. Samuel Falk ESSE,   b. 20 Jul 1862, Norway Grove, Vienna Twp., Dane Co., WI, USA d. 24 May 1926, Rice Lake, Barron Co., WI, USA (Age 63 years)   12. Johanne H. ESSE,   b. 27 Jan 1867, Norway Grove, Vienna Twp., Dane Co., WI, USA d. 20 Jun 1916, Lillian Twp., Custer Co., NE, USA (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F335	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2025

  
  

• Photos

  50th Anniversary of Ole L. and Brita Esse - parents of Kristen (C. O. Esse) ca 1891 Back row - Kari (Njøs Lindborg) Esse, Olina (Dahlen) Esse, Ole O. Esse, Sithone (Johnson) Esse, Eric Jerdee, Samuel Esse, Mary (Esse) Lea. Front row- C.O., Lars, Ole [1818-1896], Brita (Fjærstad) Esse [1820-1915], Bertha (Esse) Jerdee & Sithona (Esse) Hatleberg Lars married to Oline Kalvrud Dahlen C.O. married to Kari Njøs Lindborg/Lindberg Bertha married to Eric Gjerdee/Jerdee Sithone married to Simon Hatleburg (not pictured) Mary married to Ole Lea (not pictured) Ole O. married to Sithone Johnson Samuel married to Kari Skor (not pictured) Johanne married to Henry Helgreson (neither pictured)

  
  

• Sources

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