Christian Anderson KOLSTAD

Notes:

Jim’s Valdres Slekt has him born Kristian Andersen Kolstad on 17 Nov 1857 in Østre Slidre. In the Øystre Slidre parish record, there is no such birth. The ELCA records for his marriage to Gertrude says that he was born 17 Oct 1858 in Goodhue County.

In the 1880 census, he is the son of Andrew K and Ingebor E Kolstad; he and his parents and siblings live in Holden Twp in Goodhue County. That Christian, age 22, is shown as born in Minnesota.

Christian married Gertrude HAGEN on 30 May 1883 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Gertrude (daughter of Anders Erickson JEVNEHAGEN and Anne Torsteinsdatter KJØS) was born on 17 Sep 1862 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 8 Oct 1927 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
as Christian Anderson Kolstad and Gertrude Andersdatter Hagen

1. Inga Andrina KOLSTAD was born on 24 Feb 1884 in Holden Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 25 Mar 1974 in Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Urland Lutheran Cemetery, Goodhue County, Minnesota.
2. Julia C KOLSTAD was born about 1896 in Minnesota; died on 30 Jun 1980; was buried in Urland Lutheran Cemetery, Goodhue County, Minnesota.
3. Albert Christian KOLSTAD was born on 9 Dec 1897 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 18 Jul 1962 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California; was buried in Olivet Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 26 Oct 1828, Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

I24142 in Jim’s VS.

Although he was born before his parents’ marriage, there is no indication of that in his birth record. His baptismal sponsors: Rangnild Andersdatter and Rangnild Knudsdatter Melbÿ, Lars Clevesen (sp?) and Tosten Ostensen Kuulstad, and Ole Knudsen Melbÿ.

Baptism:
Hegge, Rogne, or Volbu sokn; dwfrench1 says Rogne

Anders married Ingebor Engebretsdatter LYSENG. Ingebor (daughter of Engebret Knutsen LYSENG and Marit Ellingsdatter HOLDAL) was born on 20 Dec 1829 in Nord-Aurdal i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 1 Jan 1830, Nord-Aurdal i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 26 Oct 1805, Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Jim calls him Kristen Andrisson Kolstad, I24133 in his VS, b. 1805 on Køllstad 47/6 Eikra Øystre Slidre.

dwfrench1 has him dying on Kolstad in 1878.

As cited by dwfrench1, a 51 year-old Christen Andersen Kolstad married Marit Thorsdatter Rudi, 30, on January 20, 1856, in Øystre Slidre. The groom’s father is, seemingly mistakenly, called Anders Christensen in the marriage record. The bride’s father is Thor Nilsen.

Baptism:
Røgn

Kristen married Marit Olsdatter RUDI on 26 Mar 1829 in Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Marit was born on 24 Jun 1804 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 10 Apr 1853 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

There is some disagreement on this wife of Kristen Andersen.

Jim, for example, calls her Marit Eriksdatter Rudi but with no other information.

The previous entry in geneastory for Kristen Andersen's first wife had her as Marit Olsdatter, born 1807, the daughter of Ole Tostensen Melby. Although the bride in Kristen Andersen's 1829 marriage is shown as age 23, perhaps reasonably consistent with an 1807 birthdate, it is more likely that dwfrench1's assignment is correct and that is what is now shown here. dwfrench1's assignment is for Kristen A's first wife is Marit Olsdatter Rudi born in 1804. The crucial evidence for the 1804 Marit is that Kristen A remarried in 1856 and the death records show that a Marit Olsdatter Kolstad died in 1853 at the age of 49.

dwfrench1 also suggests a possible earlier marriage for that Kristen A and Marit O as 26 Apr 1826 in Rogne. That would explain Anders Kristensen’s 1828 birth not being shown as illegitimate. However, I could not find the 26 Apr 1826 marriage record in digitalarkivet.

The 1807 Marit Olsdatter is now included in geneastory as the wife of Tollev Gudbrandsen Magistad per dwfrench1's French Family Tree.

Birth:
Rudi i Rogne, per dwfrench1

Died:
Kolstad i Rogne

Notes:

Married:
the groom was 25, the bride was 23

Notes:

I37174 in Jim’s VS. Jim doesn’t include any parents for Engebret.

Age 7 in the 1801 Norwegian census.

Birth:
Lyseng 2/4

Engebret married Marit Ellingsdatter HOLDAL. Marit (daughter of Erling Olsen HOLDAL and Marit Thoresdatter) was born about 1790 in Nord-Aurdal i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Farm name inferred from inclusion of an Anne Ellingsdatter Holdal in the baptismal sponsor list for her daughter Ingeborg.

Age 3 in the 1801 Norwegian census.

Notes:

Birth:
Køllstad 47/6 Eikra

Anders married Marit Christensdatter ROGNE. Marit was born in 1778 in Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Rogne 43/5, Marké

Notes:

In the 1801 Norwegian census, he lives on Lys Eng in the Skrut Vold Annex local parish of the broader Ourdahl parish.

Knudt married Jertrud Haldorsdatter. Jertrud was born about 1761. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Cummings Family Tree has Engebret’s mother as Anne Pedersdatte (b. ca 1770) who married Knut in 1793.

Notes:

In the 1801 Norwegian census, he was an owner of part of the Holdahl farm in Skrut Vold Annex, Ourdahl.

Erling married Marit Thoresdatter. Marit was born about 1771. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Erling’s 2nd wife.