Ole Fransen ^{1 2 3}

   Other names for Ole were Ole Frantsen and Ole Frantsen Nygaard.

  General Notes:

Ole was from the Lille-Mørkved farm in Askim. He farmed the Knebrett u. Gjellestad farm until 1854, when the family moved to Nygård under Kvisler in Skiptvet.

In 1865 he owned and farmed the Nygaard farm in Skiptvet. He was 48 years old, widowed and had all his children with him.

Ole married Helene Olsdatter Salseng, daughter of Ole Hansen Salseng and Sigri Klemetsdatter. (Helene Olsdatter Salseng was born on 19 Jan 1816 in Salseng, Askim, Østfold, Norway, christened in 1816 in Askim, Østfold, Norway, died on 14 Jun 1862 in Nygaard under Kvisler, Skiptvet, Østfold, Norway and was buried on 23 Jun 1862 in Skiptvet, Østfold, Norway.)

  Marriage Notes:

They were called Ole Frantsen og Helene Olsd Gjellestad when their daughter Olai was christened in January 1851. ⁴