Gunder Kristensen
(1839-1906)
Karine Nilsdatter
(1839-1905)
Helene Sofie Kværner
(1865-1946)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. Henrik Anton Nilsen Berg

2. Anton Julius Løken-Berg

Helene Sofie Kværner 1 2 3

  • Born: 27 Jan 1865, Opsal, Enebakk, Akershus, Norway
  • Marriage (1): Henrik Anton Nilsen Berg on 1 Apr 1887 in Tomter church, Hobøl, Østfold, Norway
  • Marriage (2): Anton Julius Løken-Berg after 1893
  • Died: 9 Mar 1946 aged 81
  • Buried: Askim church, Askim, Østfold, Norway

   Other names for Helene were Sofie Berg, Sofie Helene Gundersdatter Kverne and Sofie Løken.

  General Notes:

... på Berg i Hobøl.

She was a widow when she married Anton Løken Berg.

  Research Notes:

One source records her birthplace as Jahren, Tomter.

The 1865 census for the Opsahl farm in Enebak, Akershus, shows the following family leasing the farm. Note the father's name and his daughter's name:
Anthon Christians. Qværner, Husfader, Forpagter, g, 24, Krogstad;
Inger Julie Christiansd., hans Kone, g, 22, Enebak;
Hellene Sophie Anthonsd., hans Datter, ug, 1, Enebak.
6


Helene married Henrik Anton Nilsen Berg, son of Nils Nilsen and Unknown, on 1 Apr 1887 in Tomter church, Hobøl, Østfold, Norway. (Henrik Anton Nilsen Berg was born in 1858 in Hobøl, Østfold, Norway.)


  Marriage Notes:

They were living on the Berg farm in Hobøl when their daughter Dagny Halfrida was christened in 1892. 7

Helene next married Anton Julius Løken-Berg, son of Anders Hansen Løken and Inger Maria Olsdatter Vammeli, after 1893. (Anton Julius Løken-Berg was born on 10 Jul 1863 in vestre Løken, Askim, Østfold, Norway, died on 13 Mar 1947 and was buried in Askim church, Askim, Østfold, Norway.)


  Marriage Notes:

In the census for 1900 Anton and Sofie Løken owned and farmed the Berg (Gnr 43, Bnr 1,2) farm in Hobøl. They had 5 children with them: Nils Antonsen Berg, Aagot Antonsdatter Berg, Dagny Antonsdatter Berg, Amanda Løken, and Anton Løken. Also with them was Anton's widowed mother, Inger Marie Løken.

In October 1912 the family was living on Løken in Askim. 4 5

Sources


1 Ulf Grøndahl, Gårdshistorie for Askim (Bind 2) (Utgitt av Askim kommune, Askim, 1987.), p. 239.

2 Ulf Grøndahl, Gårdshistorie for Askim (Bind 3) (Askim, Norway, 1987.), p. 160.

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

4 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.), Askim: 1903-1921, Klokkerbok.

5 Ibid, The 1900 census for the Berg farm in Hobøl.

6 Ibid, The 1865 census for the Opsahl farm in Enebak, Akershus.

7 Hogne Holst (http://www.hognes.net/index.html), Hobøl kirkebøker - Konfirmasjon 1890 - 1899.

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