Peter Torkelsen Vasvig
(Cir 1821-After 1865)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Karen Olsdatter Ekebergskauen

2. Sofie Hansdatter

Peter Torkelsen Vasvig 1

  • Born: Cir 1821, Trøgstad, Østfold, Norway 2
  • Marriage (1): Karen Olsdatter Ekebergskauen
  • Marriage (2): Sofie Hansdatter on 9 Dec 1865 in Trøgstad church, Trøgstad, Østfold, Norway
  • Died: After 31 Dec 1865

  General Notes:

He was 45 years old in the census for 1865.

  Noted events in his life were:

• He was a farmer [Gårdbruker].


Peter married Karen Olsdatter Ekebergskauen, daughter of Ole Halvorsen Ekebergskauen and Inger Larsdatter Fusk. (Karen Olsdatter Ekebergskauen was born on 22 Jun 1822 in Fusk, Askim, Østfold, Norway, christened on 30 Jun 1822 in Askim, Østfold, Norway and died before 9 Dec 1865.)


Peter next married Sofie Hansdatter, daughter of Hans Axelsen and Unknown, on 9 Dec 1865 in Trøgstad church, Trøgstad, Østfold, Norway. (Sofie Hansdatter was born circa 1817 in Sentvedt, Trøgstad, Østfold, Norway and died after 31 Dec 1865.)


  Marriage Notes:

In the census for 1865 they owned and farmed the Vatsvig (Myrvold) farm in Trøgstad. They had Peter's two children from his first marriage with them. 2

Sources

1 Marius Hellerud (Marius Hellerud,
Mellegårdshagen,
1860 Trøgstad).

2 The Digitalarkivet Census for Norway, http://digitalarkivet.no/cgi-win/WebFront.exe?slag=vis&tekst=meldingar&spraak=e (A joint project between The National Archives of Norway, The regional Archive of Bergen and The Department of History, University of Bergen.), The 1865 census for the Vatsvig (Myrvold) farm in Trøgstad.

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