Sigrid Narvesdtr KLEIVSEIE

   Other names for Sigrid were Sarah and Sigri Narvesdtr.

  Birth Notes:

Eggedal Parish

  Noted events in her life were:

• Alt. Birth, 26 Dec 1829, Sigdal, Buskerud, Norway.

• Immigration: from Norway, 1858, America. ⁵ 27 Apr 1858 left Sigdal, Buskerud, Norway

to America
36 -- Reier Bjørnsen Bergeseie 14/5/31
37 -- Sigri Narvsdtr - 29
38 son Bjørn f 21/3/57

• Reference: Rushford Settlers, 1858, Fillmore County, MN. Rier and Sigrid Benson settled in Rushford Township in 1858 on the farm now owned by Milford Eide about three miles west of Rushford. Mrs. Sigrid Benson was born at Eggedahl, Norway in 1830, and accompanied her husband, Rier, on a sailing vessel to the new world arriving in Montreal after a long and perlious journey.
[...]

[History of Rushford: The First Decade, Volume 1, p117]

• Census: Rushford, 1860, Fillmore County, MN. Nordmenn i USA i 1860-teljinga
53179 Minnesota Fillmore Rushford 60 Reiert Burenson m 28 farmer Norway
53180 Minnesota Fillmore Rushford 60 Sigre Burenson f 27 Norway
53181 Minnesota Fillmore Rushford 60 Buren Burenson m 3 Norway
53182 Minnesota Fillmore Rushford 60 Narve Burenson f 3m Minnesota

[http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=5&filnamn=ft21001860&gardpostnr=53179&merk=53179#ovre]

• Census: Rushford, 1870, Fillmore County, MN. line 16R

86 86 Benson Ryer 40 Norway
" Sigere 40
" Barnt 13
" Tosten 11
" Christian 9
" Leni 6 MN
" Helena 2

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• Census: Rushford, 1875, Fillmore County, MN. line 27

100 Reiar Bjornson 45
Sigri " 45
Bejorn R. " 18
Christi " 14
Tosten " 12
Live " 10
Helina " 8
John " 4
Edevart " 1
Asle Halverson 60 M
Live " 71 F



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• Census: Rushford, 1880, Fillmore County, MN. Name RelationMarital StatusGenderRaceAgeBirthplaceOccupationFather's BirthplaceMother's Birthplace
Reier BENSON Self M Male W 49 NOR Farmer NOR NOR
Sarah BENSON Wife M Female W 50 NOR Keeping House NOR NOR
Bent BENSON Son S Male W 23 NOR Works On Farm NOR NOR
Christina BENSON Dau S Female W 18 MN At Home NOR NOR
Thomas BENSON Son S Male W 16 MN Attending School NOR NOR
Laura BENSON Dau S Female W 14 MN Attending School NOR NOR
Lena BENSON Dau S Female W 12 MN Attending School NOR NOR
John BENSON Son S Male W 10 MN Attending School NOR NOR
Edward BENSON Son S Male W 8 MN Attending School NOR NOR
Oliver BENSON Son S Male W 4 MN NOR NOR


Source Information:
Census Place Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota
Family History Library Film 1254619
NA Film Number T9-0619
Page Number 171A

• Census: Rushford, 1885, Fillmore County, MN. page 15, schedule 1, line 14

105 Reiser Benson 54 Norway
Sarah Benson 56 Norway
Ben Benson 28 Norway
Christie Benson 24 Minn
Toslen Benson 22
Ler Benson 20
Helene Benson 18
John Benson 14
Edward Benson 12
Narre Benson 9
Ingebret Ankerson 37

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• Census: Rushford, District 36, 1900, Fillmore County, MN. line 36

78 85 Benson R Birnt 43 Mch 1857 head i1858
" Ingeborg 33 XXX wife
" Cora 10 Aug 1889
" Sina 9 Feb 1891
" Olga 7 Feb 1893
" Laura 5 Jan 1895
" Inga 3 Nov 1896
" Roy 1 Dec 1898
" Rier 69 Jan 1831 father i1858
" Sigea 70 Dec 1829 mother

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• Census: Rushford, District 34, 1910, Fillmore County, MN. line 90 and 98

17 17 Benson, Bernt R 52
--- , Ingaborg 43 8/7
--- , Cora 21
--- , Olga 18
--- , Laura H 16
--- , Igna E 14
--- , Gena O 8
--- , Binnard E 7


18 18 Benson, Sigard 80 head wd 10kids/6living
Inger, Gallog 83 sister wd 0/0
Benson, Christina 49 daughter

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Sigrid married Reier Bjornsen MEDALEN, son of Bjørn Jonson BAASEN and Kristi Reiersdtr SKAALE, on 2 Jan 1857 in Eggedal, Sigdal, Buskerud, Norway.¹ (Reier Bjornsen MEDALEN was born on 14 May 1831 in Eggedal, Sigdal, Buskerud, Norway ⁶, baptized on 5 Jun 1831 in Eggedal, Sigdal, Buskerud, Norway ⁶ and died on 20 Oct 1906 in Fillmore County, MN ⁷.)

  Marriage Notes:

could be 21 of January