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Marit Julsdatter KVÅLE

Female 1780 - 1846  (66 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Marit Julsdatter KVÅLE was born in 1780 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1846 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Kvåle 40/8 (Julsongården)

    Died:
    Ringestad 36/1

    Family/Spouse: Jørgen Ivarsen RINGESTAD. Jørgen (son of Ivar Knutsen RINGESTAD and Marit Knutsdatter VIK) was born in 1773 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1854 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Marit Jørgensdatter RINGESTAD  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1799 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1872 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.
    2. 3. Marit Jorgensdatter RINGESTAD  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1808 in Norway; died in 1878 in Norway.
    3. 4. Ingrid Jørgensdatter RINGESTAD  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1822 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1888 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.
    4. 5. Iver Jørgensen RINGESTAD  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 May 1803 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 6 Jul 1873 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Marit Jørgensdatter RINGESTAD Descendancy chart to this point (1.Marit1) was born in 1799 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1872 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Ringestad 36/1

    Died:
    Høve 29/1 Øvre (Grovi)

    Family/Spouse: Ola Olsen LOME. Ola (son of Ola Olsen EGGE and Marit Amundsdatter LOME) was born in 1789 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1830 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Marit Olsdatter LOME  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1828 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1899 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.

    Family/Spouse: Ole Gulbrandsen MELBY. Ole was born on 21 Apr 1808 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Ingrid Olsdatter HOVI  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Jan 1842 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1927 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.

  2. 3.  Marit Jorgensdatter RINGESTAD Descendancy chart to this point (1.Marit1) was born in 1808 in Norway; died in 1878 in Norway.

    Family/Spouse: John Torgerson ALFSTAD. John (son of Torger Jonsen ALFSTAD and Marit Tidemansdatter RØYNE) was born in 1812 in Norway; died in 1895 in Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Jørgen Johnsen ALFSTAD  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1843 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1927 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.

  3. 4.  Ingrid Jørgensdatter RINGESTAD Descendancy chart to this point (1.Marit1) was born in 1822 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1888 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Ringestad 36/1

    Died:
    Kvam 53/

    Family/Spouse: Jon Larsen WANGENSTEEN. Jon (son of Lars Nilsson STELE WANGENSTEEN and Maren Jonsdatter KVAM) was born in 1822 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1876 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Lars Jonsen WANGENSTEEN  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Dec 1848 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.
    2. 10. John Johnsen WANGENSTEEN  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Dec 1856 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.
    3. 11. Marith Johnsdatter QVAM  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 May 1862 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died about 1890 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.

  4. 5.  Iver Jørgensen RINGESTAD Descendancy chart to this point (1.Marit1) was born on 19 May 1803 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 6 Jul 1873 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.

    Notes:

    dwfrench1

    Birth:
    Ringestad i Lomen

    Died:
    Ringestad i Lomen

    Iver married Inge Endresdatter on 20 Jul 1834 in Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Inge (daughter of Endre Knudsen GRYTE and Marit Tidemansdatter RØYNE) was born on 21 Dec 1814 in Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 12 Dec 1894 in Aust-Agder, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Endre Iversen RINGESTAD  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Aug 1837 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 18 Apr 1901 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Marit Olsdatter LOME Descendancy chart to this point (2.Marit2, 1.Marit1) was born in 1828 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1899 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Lome in Vestre Slidre or Høve

    Died:
    Heen 70/2 Bøkko

    Family/Spouse: Bøye Larsen WANGENSTEEN. Bøye (son of Lars Nilsson STELE WANGENSTEEN and Maren Jonsdatter KVAM) was born on 16 Aug 1823 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 4 May 1896 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Ola Bøyeson WANGENSTEEN  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1870 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1933 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.
    2. 14. Lars Bøyesson WANGENSTEEN  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1852.
    3. 15. Nils Bøyesson WANGENSTEEN  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1859.

  2. 7.  Ingrid Olsdatter HOVI Descendancy chart to this point (2.Marit2, 1.Marit1) was born on 6 Jan 1842 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1927 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.

    Notes:

    per dwfrench1

    Birth:
    Hovi in Lomen

    Family/Spouse: Nils Endresen ROGN. Nils (son of Endre Nilsen ROGN and Marit Olsdatter KVIEN) was born on 26 Oct 1836 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1915 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Endre N ROGN  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Dec 1868 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 28 Dec 1962 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.

  3. 8.  Jørgen Johnsen ALFSTAD Descendancy chart to this point (3.Marit2, 1.Marit1) was born in 1843 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1927 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.

    Notes:

    Per the estimable dwfrench1.

    Birth:
    Alfstad i Hegge

    Family/Spouse: Kari Tostensdatter PRESTHEGGE. Kari (daughter of Tosten Knudsen NESJA and Ingeborg Halvorsdatter SÆLID) was born in 1847 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 25 Aug 1924 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Ingeborg ALFSTAD  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Jul 1871 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 2 Nov 1944 in Valders, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.

  4. 9.  Lars Jonsen WANGENSTEEN Descendancy chart to this point (4.Ingrid2, 1.Marit1) was born on 10 Dec 1848 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.

    Notes:

    He was called Lars Kvam in his daughter’s death certificate.

    He is Lars Jonsen Wangensteen, I53872, in Jim’s VS. His liaison with Berit Kvåle is not shown.

    Jim’s notes:

    OBW (Wangensteen-Slægten) skriver om ham: "Som Ældste Søn var han odelsberettiget til Kvam. Hvad Evner m.v angår så var han absolut den mest begavede inden Wangensteen-Slægten i Vang. Den Gløgge Mand og Menneskekjender Knut Nystuen - populært kaldt "Basen" - kunde således ved en Anledning give Lars W følgende korte, men Indholdsrige Skudsmål: "Detta va ein væl utrusta Ungdom". Alligevel var Skjæbnen den at alle Muligheder for at finde frem til noget varigt godt ikke lå i Lar s W Vei - en Gåde, som det synes at være fra først til sidst. Gjenemglødet som han var af Ungdomsfriskhed og Lærelyst blev han i ung Alder optaget som Elev ved Lærerskolen i Land og tog Eksamen med bedste Karakter. Dog så at der blev gjort den Tilføielse, at han var noget ustadig. Færdig med Skolen blev han beskjæftiget på Kotoret hos faderen og senere ansat hos Lensmand Bratli på Toten samt endvidere på Sagførerkontor i Kristiania. Alt syntes å gå godt idet han fik rig Anledning til å udfolde sin dygtighed og fyldestgjør e for de Forventninger, som stilledes til en så kundsabsrig og begaved Mand, som han var. Men så blev det desværre ikke længe før hans Glansperiode var forbi. Lensmandsbestillingen i Vang, som uafbrudt havde været i Hændene til Wangensteen i 60 År, blev efter John Ws Død og hans Søn Lars Konstitution i Stillingen ov erladt til den hæderlige, troværdige og hjertegode Mand P Ellingsen. Vang fik da mange "Fredens År", idet Folk fik stelle med sine offentlige Gjøremål uden nogensomhelst Påtryk fra den eller den Kant, Dette var bare "et Stille før Stormen". For ef terhånden kom "Traditionerne" igjen og der blev et politisk Sjau i Bygden, som det neppe har været Magen til. Efterhånden ble Lars W styren og lei. - det sagdes på Grund af han ble negtet Ægdeskap af familien. Dette får stå for egen Regning. So m en Eiendommelighed ved Lars var hans stærke Interesse for religiøse Emner. .. Skridtvis gik det nedeover med Forstanden og han måtte tilslut anbringes på Amtets Sindsygeasyl, hvor Døden gjorde en Ende på alle hans Lidelser og Savn."

    Birth:
    Kvam 53/

    Family/Spouse: Berit Olsdatter KVALE. Berit (daughter of Ole Olsen KVÅLE and Inglev Larsdatter WANGENSTEEN) was born on 7 Dec 1851 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 19 May 1918 in Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Berit Larsdatter KVALE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Apr 1872 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 1 Jul 1938 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried on 2 Jul 1938 in Hillside Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.

  5. 10.  John Johnsen WANGENSTEEN Descendancy chart to this point (4.Ingrid2, 1.Marit1) was born on 10 Dec 1856 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Architect
    • Baptism: 11 Jan 1857, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

    Notes:

    May have changed the family name to Wangenstein.

    Educated in Trondheim.

    Came to the U.S. in 1883. Lived in Duluth.

    Baptism:
    Vangs church

    John married Gertrude SMITH in 1899. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. John S WANGENSTEEN  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 20. Gertrude U WANGENSTEEN  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 21. Victor Carl WANGENSTEEN  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Apr 1903; died on 31 Mar 1969.
    4. 22. Olga WANGENSTEEN  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 11.  Marith Johnsdatter QVAM Descendancy chart to this point (4.Ingrid2, 1.Marit1) was born on 22 May 1862 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died about 1890 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 22 Jun 1862, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

    Marith married Kristoffer Kristoffersen LEROHL on 8 Jun 1882 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Kristoffer (son of Kristoffer Kristofferson LEROHL and Randi Andrisdatter HERMUNDSTAD) was born on 2 Feb 1856 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 8 Dec 1924 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. John Kristoffersen LEROHL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Jan 1883 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 8 Apr 1948 in Bovey, Itasca County, Minnesota.

  7. 12.  Endre Iversen RINGESTAD Descendancy chart to this point (5.Iver2, 1.Marit1) was born on 23 Aug 1837 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 18 Apr 1901 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Lomen

    Family/Spouse: Thuri Olsdatter HOVI. Thuri was born on 28 Oct 1839 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 8 Feb 1933 in Marshall County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Ole Endresen HOVI  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Mar 1862 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 10 Jun 1924 in Iowa.


Generation: 4

  1. 13.  Ola Bøyeson WANGENSTEEN Descendancy chart to this point (6.Marit3, 2.Marit2, 1.Marit1) was born in 1870 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1933 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Heen 70/2 Bøkko

    Died:
    Fygle 73/

    Family/Spouse: Randi Olsdatter NORDSVEEN. Randi (daughter of Ola Olsen NORDSVEEN and Ingebjørg Johannesdatter NORDLAND) was born in 1895 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1977 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Ola Olsen WANGENSTEEN  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Mar 1917 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 30 Nov 2012 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; was buried in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.

  2. 14.  Lars Bøyesson WANGENSTEEN Descendancy chart to this point (6.Marit3, 2.Marit2, 1.Marit1) was born in 1852.

    Family/Spouse: Guri Jonsdatter UKSHØVD. Guri was born in 1853 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 15.  Nils Bøyesson WANGENSTEEN Descendancy chart to this point (6.Marit3, 2.Marit2, 1.Marit1) was born in 1859.

    Notes:

    Vang B, p.290.

    Family/Spouse: Ingeborg Knutsdatter BERGE. Ingeborg was born in 1872. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 26. Lars Nilsen WANGENSTEEN  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Jun 1899 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.

  4. 16.  Endre N ROGN Descendancy chart to this point (7.Ingrid3, 2.Marit2, 1.Marit1) was born on 1 Dec 1868 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 28 Dec 1962 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.

    Notes:

    per dwfrench1

    He married Marit Jørgensdatter Ringestad in Vestre Slidre in 1902 and had several children with her.

    Died:
    Rogn

    Family/Spouse: Ingebjørg Larsdatter HEEN. Ingebjørg (daughter of Lars Tostensen HEEN and Kjersti Iversdatter HEMSING) was born on 6 Dec 1868 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 15 Sep 1907 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 27. Kirsti DAHL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jul 1895 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 19 Jul 1991 in Watford, McKenzie County, North Dakota; was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Williston, Williams County, North Dakota.

  5. 17.  Ingeborg ALFSTAD Descendancy chart to this point (8.Jørgen3, 3.Marit2, 1.Marit1) was born on 11 Jul 1871 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 2 Nov 1944 in Valders, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.

    Notes:

    Came to the U.S. in 1890.

    Per the estimable dwfrench1.

    Ingeborg married Knut BERG on 20 Apr 1890 in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 28. Clara BERG  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Nov 1902 in Valders, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin; died on 12 Mar 1978 in Valders, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.

  6. 18.  Berit Larsdatter KVALE Descendancy chart to this point (9.Lars3, 4.Ingrid2, 1.Marit1) was born on 13 Apr 1872 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 1 Jul 1938 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried on 2 Jul 1938 in Hillside Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • MN Death Cert Checked: Y
    • Minnesota Death Certificate: 1938-MN-020288
    • Baptism: 29 May 1872, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

    Notes:

    This illegitimate daughter of Berit Olsdatter Kvale (b. 1851) and Lars Johnson Wangensteen (b. 1848) was the first demonstrable leirmal for each parent. Ove Olsen Kvale was the responsible member of the Vang congregation who stood for the illegitimate Berit.

    From the Emigrantar over Bergen frå Austlande, on August 26, 1898: three unmarried individuals who were born in Vang i Valdres but were returning to their home in Minneapolis after a visit departed on the Stjernelinjen line. The three were: Britha Larsen Kvale, 26, b. 1872 (#11616), occupation syerske (seamstress), Rangdi Tollefsen Ellingbø, 28, b. 1870, occupation syerske, and Jørgen Tollefsen Ellingbø, 31, b. 1867, occupation juveler.

    Rangdi and Berith arrived in New York aboard the S.S. Majestic on September 8, 1898, after departing Liverpool on August 31st. Rangdi is shown as a U.S. citizen, Berith is a citizen of Norway.

    She is probably the Bertha Kvale of Minneapolis, listed in the Valdris Book, who was a member of the Samband between 1902 and 1910.

    According to MOMS, Bertha L Kvale married “Christ A Joe” in Hennepin County, Minnesota, on 1 Jan 1913. The Minnesota Marriages database on FamilySearch clarifies the husband’s name for this marriage as Christ A Loe. Bride and groom were both “of Hennepin County.” The ELCA record of the marriage shows Inga Ellingbo of Minneapolis as one of the witnesses. We don’t know who that Inga was.

    The hospital was the informant for the information on her death certificate. At the time of her death, she lived at 2622 3rd Avenue S. She had been in Minneapolis for 40 years. She died from an acute small bowel obstruction due to post-operatory adhesions. She had an operation, and “exploratory laporatomy,” on June 21st. She had entered the hospital with peritonitis and bronchopneumonia.

    Birth:
    her death certificate said 13 Apr 1873

    Died:
    Minneapolis General Hospital

    Berit married Christ A LOE on 1 Jan 1913 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Christ (son of Anders LOE) was born on 13 Aug 1870 in Norway; died on 17 Apr 1938 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 19.  John S WANGENSTEEN Descendancy chart to this point (10.John3, 4.Ingrid2, 1.Marit1)

  8. 20.  Gertrude U WANGENSTEEN Descendancy chart to this point (10.John3, 4.Ingrid2, 1.Marit1)

  9. 21.  Victor Carl WANGENSTEEN Descendancy chart to this point (10.John3, 4.Ingrid2, 1.Marit1) was born on 30 Apr 1903; died on 31 Mar 1969.

  10. 22.  Olga WANGENSTEEN Descendancy chart to this point (10.John3, 4.Ingrid2, 1.Marit1)

  11. 23.  John Kristoffersen LEROHL Descendancy chart to this point (11.Marith3, 4.Ingrid2, 1.Marit1) was born on 9 Jan 1883 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 8 Apr 1948 in Bovey, Itasca County, Minnesota.

    Family/Spouse: Anne Ivarsdatter KJÖS. Anne (daughter of Ivar Torsteinsson KJØS and Ingeborg Iversdatter HEMSING) was born on 20 Jun 1885 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Iver Roger LEROHL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Jan 1915 in Bovey, Itasca County, Minnesota; died on 28 Sep 2002 in Virginia, St. Louis County, Minnesota.
    2. 30. John Kenneth LEROHL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jul 1923 in Bovey, Itasca County, Minnesota; died on 31 Oct 2014 in Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia; was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

  12. 24.  Ole Endresen HOVI Descendancy chart to this point (12.Endre3, 5.Iver2, 1.Marit1) was born on 20 Mar 1862 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 10 Jun 1924 in Iowa.

    Family/Spouse: Gurina HOVEY. Gurina was born on 25 Aug 1870 in Fillmore County, Minnesota; died on 2 Feb 1911 in Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 31. Gertrude Mathilda HOVEY  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Jul 1908 in Iowa; died on 19 Feb 1995 in Fillmore County, Minnesota; was buried in Saint Matthews Cemetery, Granger, Fillmore County, Minnesota.