Mari Hansdatter BJØRKEIK

  Birth Notes:

likely Nannestad

  Noted events in her life were:

• Immigration: from Norway, 1861, America. Leaving Nannestad 23 Apr 1861 [same day as daughter Marie]...

79, 23 Apr, Ole Halvsen Bjorky, 50aar
80, " , Mari Hansd, 56-
barn
Karen Marthea, 7 Dec 44

Passenger list 1861 - bark Garibaldi

Captain: W. Seeberg
Departure: Christiania May 3
Arrival: Quebec June 20
Source: Newspaper Morgenbladet August 11, 1861
36. Ole Halvorsen Bjerkeeg

• Notes: possible in Norway Township, 1870, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA. 228 228 Halverson Ole 54 Norway
" Mary 50 Norway

[page 17 of 23]

• Notes: possible match in Norway Township, 1875, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA. Ole H. Bjerkey 67 Norway
Maria " 75 Norway

[page 5 of 18]

• Notes: possible match in Holt, 1880, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA. 10 10 Halverson Ole 75
--- Martha 80
--- Louisa 7 granddaughter [missing in Preble census of her mom]

[age 21 of 27]

Mari married Ole Halvorsen BJØRKEIK, son of Halvor Gudbrandsen BJØRKEIK and Mari Olsdatter KNEVELSRUD, on 1 Apr 1833 in Nannestad, Akershus, Norway.¹ (Ole Halvorsen BJØRKEIK was born on 17 Nov 1810 in Holter, Nannestad, Akershus, Norway ^{2 3}, baptized on 25 Nov 1810 in Nannestad, Akershus, Norway ³ and died on 3 Jan 1897 in Norway Township, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA ⁴.)