Helvig Larsdatter. b. September 15, 1818 Furnes

[Vidar Holum]

Hjelp for andre, ta gjerne kontakt direkte med:
Mike Johannesen Arlington Heights,
[email protected]

1. The first search regards my great-great grandmother, Helvig
Larsdatter. She was born September 15, 1818 in the Furnes parish of Hamar on a farm called Lille Bjorge. She was the daughter of Lars Anderssen and Lisbet Larsdatter. She married Jens Larsen Angelseth in Valdre on December 23, 1847. They
had 6 children and lived on a farm in Hamar called Karlokken Nedre. Jens died on December 16, 1898.

I haven't been able to locate Helvig's date of death or place of
death. I believe it to be after 1898. Of her six children, I believe 2 died in infancy, 2 emigrated to Chicago, and I believe 2 remained in Norway.
The 2 that I believe remained in Norway were Lars Jensen, born 1848 and Syverine Jensdatter, born May 27, 1854. I've speculated that Helvig probably lived with one of them at the time of her death, although I don't know what became of either
Lars or Syverine.

One clue is a photo of Helvig Larsdatter, who at the time of the
photo was bedridden and being held up by a nurse. The photo has the name of Kongsberg, Norway on it. I suspect that either Lars Jensen or Syverine Larsdatter lived there. I also suspect that Lars Jensen may have been a minister.
Any information you can find out about Helvig's death, as well as the families of Lars Jensen and Syverine Larsdatter would be very helpful.

Kind regards,

Mike Johannesen
Arlington Heights, IL