Johannes Jensen
(-)
Maria Thorsdatter
(-)
Karen Johanne Lystad
(1841-)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
Syver Nilsen Aamodt

Karen Johanne Lystad 1 2 3

  • Born: 7 May 1841, Rustad, Eidsberg, Østfold, Norway
  • Christened: 30 May 1841, Eidsberg, Østfold, Norway
  • Marriage: Syver Nilsen Aamodt

   Other names for Karen were Karen Johanne Aamodt and Karen J. Johannesdatter.

  General Notes:

She was 25 years old in the census for 1865.

In the census for 1900 Karen Johannessen was a widow. She lived on the Aamodt (gnr.22, bnr.5) farm in Skiptvet. The farm was owned by Karl Syversen who was possibly her son.

  Research Notes:

The following were on the Lystad farm in 1965. If Karen Johanne was from Lystad, these are probably her parents, sisters and grandmother:
Johannes Jens., Husfader, Gaardbruger og Selveier, g, 58, Eidsberg;
Maria Thorsd., hans Kone, g, 60, Eidsberg;
Maren S. Johannesd., deres Datter, ug, 27, Eidsberg;
Johanne M. Johannesd., deres Datter, ug, 22, Rakkestad;
Maren S. Olsd., hans Moder, Enke, 86, Kristiania. 4


Karen married Syver Nilsen Aamodt. (Syver Nilsen Aamodt was born circa 1827 in Skiptvet, Østfold, Norway and died before 1901.)


  Marriage Notes:

In the census for 1865 they owned and farmed the Aamodt søndre (37a2, 40c) farm in Skiptvet. They had one child with them, Nils L. 5

Sources

1 Magna Aaser, En Gammel Slekt fra Askim (Eget Forlag
I kommisjon hos Askim Bok- og Papirhandel, Askim
Gunnar Kølbels Boktrykkeri A/S - Oslo. 1932), p. 72.

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.), Skiptvet: 1878-1900, Ministerialbok.

3 Ibid, Eidsberg: 1832-1848, Ministerialbok.

4 Ibid, The 1865 census for the Lystad farm in Skiptvet.

5 Ibid, The 1865 census for the Aamodt søndre farm in Skiptvet.

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