Peder Hansen Digre

GEDCOM Note

From Ken Lien Jan 2005: The Singsaas Book, 1992 edition says: (crude translation) Per Hanssen, born 1808, died 1892, tried to take over the farm after his father, but it went bad for him, and Per himself had little interest for farming. Alongside this, he lead one loose living and spendthrift with the ladies, and then, in 1839, was he married to Maret Pedersdatter Kirkvoldmo (Klokkarh.), born 1812. Life together for them came to an end with an uproar (or a commotion), and she went to America, where she had many children. Per was the schoolmaster at the Digre School, see account in <<Lærarar>> (Teachers). He was one enthusiastic fellow, and thus much some remedy was, brewed he alongside Sevilkjønna and Samsjø'n upon (some kind of fishing). Here held he part long ride after he lost the farm, and children from he and his wife were: (The preceding is very hard to read - still from earlier edition)

In the year 1892, pensioner teacher, Per Hanssen Digre died at the age of 84. His daughter Kirsti was the only one of his family that was with him. His eldest son was a farmer in Namdalen, and all the rest of his family was in America and his daughter Kristi went there also. (The remaining sentence is hard to read but I believe the guist of what it says is:) Soon, the buildings were gone and this was the end of the farm at Oppstu.