Sofie Christiansdatter Aarstad ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7}

   Other names for Sofie were Sophie Christiansdatter and Sofie Kristiansdatter Baastad.

  General Notes:

In the census for 1900 Sofie was a widow and lived with her son Kristian's family on the Baastad (bnr. 1) farm in Trøgstad.

  Research Notes:

Her baptism record identifies her parents as Christian Olsen og Zidsel Gulbrandsdatter Aarstad.

She was 26½ years old when she married Johan in November 1852. Her father was recorded as Christian Olsen. She was from the Aarstad farm in Trøgstad.

She was 40 years old in the census for 1865. ^{8 9 10 11}

Sofie married Johan Andersen Bjerknes Baastad, son of Anders Pedersen Bierkenæs and Elisabeth Halvorsdatter Salstrokken, on 30 Nov 1852 in Trøgstad, Østfold, Norway.¹ (Johan Andersen Bjerknes Baastad was born on 20 May 1827 in Høland, Akershus, Norway, christened on 24 May 1827 in Hemnes church, Høland, Akershus, Norway, died on 15 May 1888 in Trøgstad, Østfold, Norway and was buried on 24 May 1888 in Trøgstad church, Trøgstad, Østfold, Norway.)

  Marriage Notes:

In the census for 1865 they owned and farmed the Baastad Nordre farm in Trøgstad. They had a son and four daughters with them. There were also two servants living there. ³