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Knud Lejufsen MEAAS
(Abt 1755-1823)
Margithe Sondresdtr REISHUS
(1781-1826)
Torger Knutsen HOUGAN
(Bef 1785-)
Aasne Jonsdatter
(Bef 1785-)
Knud Knudsen REISHUS
(1817-1899)
Berthe Torgersdatter HOUGAN
(1811-Abt 1869)
Berta Maria Knudsdatter REISHUS
(1841-After 1910)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Nels PETERSON

Berta Maria Knudsdatter REISHUS

  • Born: Apr 1841, Norway
  • Marriage: Nels PETERSON about 1857 in WI
  • Died: After 1910, America

   Other names for Berta were Betsy, Maria, Betsy Maria KNUDSON and Mary REISHUS.

  Noted events in her life were:

• Migration: from Skudenes, 8 Apr 1847, Rennesøy, Rogaland, Norway. 1 2 leaving Skudnes
3. 8 April | Knud | 30
Knudsen Reishuus |
Berthe | 36
Torgersd | > Rennesoy
Berte Maria | 6
Tobias | 4

arriving in Rennesoy
7. | 30 May | Knud Knudsen
8. | " | Berte Torgersd
9. | " | Berte Maria | 6
10.| " | Tobias | 4

• Immigration: from Norway, 1850, America. 3 4 leaving 3 Sep 1850...
Passport reg. from Ryfylke bailiff 1811-1859

925 Berthe Torgersdtr. Tinn 38 År Nord-Amerika Fogden i Ryfylke 3.9.1850
926 Berthe Berthesdtr. Tinn 10 År Nord-Amerika Fogden i Ryfylke 3.9.1850
927 Tobias Berthessøn Tinn 8 År Nord-Amerika Fogden i Ryfylke 3.9.1850
928 Berthe Karine Berthesdtr. 2 År Nord-Amerika Fogden i Ryfylke 3.9.1850

Arriving...
Arrival Date: 6 Nov 1850
Port of Departure: Newcastle On Tyne, England
Ship Name: Favoritea [Favoriten]
Port of Arrival: New York, New York

17 Bertha Torjerdotter 38 f Norway
18 Bertha " 10 f
19 Tobias " 8 m

• Census: Arena (near Dodgeville), 1860, Iowa County, WI. line 26

1173 1176 Miles Peterson 23 Norway [b. 1837]
Maria " 19 Norway [b. 1841]
Julia " 2 WI [b. 1858]
Betsey " 1 WI [b. 1859]

1174 1174 Evan Peterson 68 Norway [b. 1792 father-in-law]
Betsey " 47 Norway [b. 1813 mother]
Caroline " 11 Norway [b. 1849]

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• Census: Arena, 1870, Iowa County, WI. line 35

102 102 Peterson Nels 33 Norway
--- Betsy M 28 Norway
--- Julia 12 WI
--- Betsy 10 WI
--- Elias 8 WI
--- Rundt 5 WI
--- Andrew 3 WI
--- Matilda 1 WI
Olson Allen 26 Norway

[page 14 and 15 of 54]

• Census: Arena > District 148, 1880, Iowa County, WI. line 18

36 39 Peterson Nelse 43
--- Betsy M. 39
--- Betsy 20
--- Eliza 18
--- Kund 15
--- Matilda 13
--- Andrew 14
--- Annie 10
--- Sever 7
--- Thomas 3
--- Johanna 2

[page 5 of 38]

• Census: Arena > District 56, 1900, Iowa County, WI. line 68

262 269 Peterson Nelson 61 m43
--- Maria 59 m43 13/13
--- Knute 35
--- Sever 27
--- Andrew 33
--- Thomas 24
--- Martin 19
--- Johnie 17
--- Emma 14
--- Samuel 4 grandson

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• Census: Arena > District 49, 1910, Iowa County, WI. line 27

194 196 Peterson Nels 73
--- Betsy 69
--- Andrew 42

[page 19 of 27]


Berta married Nels PETERSON, son of Even Pedersen SKAVELDEN and Guri Madsdatter SKAVELDEN, about 1857 in WI. (Nels PETERSON was born on 16 Apr 1837 in Nordre Aurdal, Oppland, Norway, baptized on 14 May 1837 in Nordre Aurdal, Oppland, Norway and died after 1910 in America.)


  Marriage Notes:

the son of her mother's second husband

Sources


1 Skudenes 1847-1863 (Arkivverket), #3, p452, 1847.

2 Hausken, Sørbø, Utstein kloster in Rennesøy 1838-1859 (Arkivverket), #7-10, p311, 1847.

3 New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Line: 17 Microfilm Serial: M237 Microfilm Roll: M237_94 List Number: 1259.

4 Passport reg. from Ryfylke bailiff 1811-1859 (Digitalarkivet), 925.


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