Ragnhild Olsdatter
(Cir 1774-1811)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Christen Iversen Olberg

Ragnhild Olsdatter 1 2 3

  • Born: Cir Jan 1774
  • Marriage: Christen Iversen Olberg
  • Died: 1811, Olberg, Askim, Østfold, Norway aged 37
  • Buried: 21 Apr 1811

   Cause of her death was tuberculosis and severe diarrhea [Tæring og streng Mavesyge].

  General Notes:

She was 26 years old in the census for 1801.

  Medical Notes:

Raghild was 37 years, 4 months and 6 days old when she died.


Ragnhild married Christen Iversen Olberg. (Christen Iversen Olberg was born circa 1772 and died in 1842.) The cause of his death was [ved at falde ned af et Hølæs].


  Marriage Notes:

In the 1801 census they owned half of the Langenæs Nordre farm in Eidsberg which they farmed. Gulbrand Hansen, 75 year old widow, owned the other half. Christen was 28 years old and Ragnild was 26. Both were in their first marriage. They had their 2 year old daughter, Anne Maria, with them. Christen's sister's son, 9 year old Hans Johannesen, was also with them. 2

Sources


1 Martha Østensvig, Bygdebok for Askim (Bind I) (Askim, 1965. Utgitt av Askim Kommune.), p. 496.

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 1801 census for the Langenæs Nordre farm in Eidsberg.

3 Ibid, Askim: 1790-1816, Ministerialbok.

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