Peder Bredesen Heggen

Folketelling 1801 Nes prestegjeld

GEDCOM Note

From Ancestors and Descendants of Frantz and Johanne Engelstad by Judith Engelstad Gambrel, 2004:

Peder: Baptized 1761 died 1824. Got the title from his father just before he died in 1791. The purchase sum was 599 rd. Church purchase money was included plus a pension.

Peder was married with Anne Frantzdatter Eig baptized 1768 and died 1839. She died as a wife with a pension at Heggen. Also her clothing was sold at auction after she died. How fashions have changed since the mother in law died. She had had one green kalemanks´´__________ old fashioned great coat. It is an atlas weaved material of virgin wool or a wool blended with silk or goat hair. One black silk dress, one red colored everyday dress, one red _______everyday dress, one violet, a cotton dress, one blaspettete skirt, one brown and blue throat scarf, one brownish red cotton handkerchief, one old black silk handkerchief, one blue silk cap, one black handkerchief with silk border, two shoe clips of silver, two pair cotton socks, two black hats and two lerretsseker.

Per the church records for Nes, Hedemarken County, Norway, Peder Bredesen died on 11 January 1824 at age 64 and was buried on 22 January. Anne Frandsdatter Eig was baptized in 1768. (Per the church records for Nes, Hedemarken County, Norway, Anne Frandsdatter Eig was baptized in 1768.) She died on 9 May 1839 at age 73 and was buried on 17 May.

Peder Bredesen appeared on the 1801 census for Naess Parish, Hedemarkens County on the Heggen farm. He was a 39-year-old farmer who lived with his wife, Ane Frandsdatter, age 32, and their children: Brede Pedersen, age four; Ane Pedersdatter, age eight; Karen Pedersdatter, age seven and Alits Pedersdatter, age one.

Peder and Ane had 10 children : Anne, born 1792 and died 1836; Kari born 1793 married Paul Larsen Hovelsrud then Morten Gulbrandsen Solvsberg and died 1869; Brede born 1797 married Oliv Paulsdatter and died 1839; Alis born 1800 married Anders Olsen Overgard in 1824 and died 1866; Frants, born 1803 and died 1807; Eli (female) born 1803 married Ole Larsen Grimsrud in 1828; Paul born 1805 and died 1829; Agnette born 2 September 1807 married Lars Andersen Sund; Peder born 1807 and died 1809; Frants born 1811 married Helene Hansdatter Vien in 1839