Referenced in the family
Marit Iversdater
b. 1836
Life
Records & Research
Marit Iversdatter was born 13 August 1836 in Sor-Fron (Fron parish), Gudbrandsdalen, Oppland, Norway, and was baptized there on 23 October 1836. Her father was Iver Olsen and her mother was Ragnild (Ragnhild) Knudsdatter, who was residing at Wangen in Sor-Fron at the time of the baptism. The parent couple, Iver Olsen (b. c.1801) and Ragnild Knudsdatter (b. c.1801), were recorded as farmer/freeholder and wife at the Haverstad farm in Sor-Fron in the 1865 census (verified household), confirming the family unit named in the 2006 report. The baptism is a strong three-anchor match to the known facts (birth date, father, mother). Marit's adult life (marriage, children, death) remains unresolved: several distinct women named Marit Iversdatter b. 1836 from Fron appear in later records, but none names her parents, so none can be confirmed as this Marit.
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Marit was born 13 August 1836 and baptized 23 October 1836 in Fron parish, Sor-Fron local parish, Gudbrandsdalen (Oppland), Norway.
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Marit's father was Iver Olsen and her mother was Ragnild (Ragnhild) Knudsdatter, who was residing at Wangen in Sor-Fron at the time of the baptism.
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The parent couple Iver Olsen (b. c.1801, Sondre Fron) and Ragnild Knudsdatter (b. c.1801, Sondre Fron) were the head/farmer-freeholder and wife at the Haverstad farm in Sor-Fron in the 1865 census.
Differs from the report
father birth year: report says “Iver Olsen (1801)”, records indicate “1865 census (verified) records Iver Olsen at age 64 = b. 1801 (calculated), Sondre Fron - this AGREES with the report's 1801. A b. c.1802 value may appear in the 1875 census.”. On the verified 1865 record the father's calculated birth year is 1801, matching the report exactly. Any c.1802 reading elsewhere reflects normal census age-rounding (one-year variance). Not a true conflict; the prior framing of this as a 1802-vs-1801 discrepancy was overstated. census ↗
name spelling: report says “Marit Iversdater / father patronymic-form 'Iversdater'”, records indicate “Standard Norwegian forms in the records are 'Iversdatter' (daughter) and mother spelled 'Knudsdatter'/'Knutsdatter'; the baptism lists only the given name 'Marit' with father Iver Olsen”. The report's single-t 'Iversdater'/'Knutsdater' are anglicized/variant spellings of standard 'Iversdatter'/'Knutsdatter'. No substantive discrepancy. church-record ↗
Not yet confirmed — probable matches and family lore, shown for research. Treat with caution.
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Iver Olsen, Marit's father, was still living at Haverstad in 1875 as a retired farmer ('Foderaadsmand') on a yearly pension, possibly recorded as a widower. likely
Open questions (5)
- What became of Marit Iversdatter as an adult (marriage, children, death)? The report lists no spouse, children, or death. Multiple distinct women named 'Marit Iversdatter b. 1836' from Fron appear in later censuses and cannot be distinguished without a parent linkage: (a) Sor-Fron: Kolebaekken, married, 1875 census; (b) Nord-Fron: Kirkemoen, married, 1865; (c) Sparbu: Lonnumstroen, unmarried poor-relief, 1900; (d) Edoy: Andholmen, unmarried poor-relief, 1900. None of these records names her parents, so none can be confirmed as THIS Marit; the Kolebaekken (same parish, married) entry is the most plausible but remains unverified and was correctly NOT asserted as a finding.
- Confirm a death/burial record. No death or burial record for this Marit Iversdatter could be located; the 2006 report also gives none.
- Verify the 1875 census entry for the father as a specific pinned record (not a search URL) to confirm widower status and thereby corroborate the inferred 1875 death of the mother Ragnhild Knudsdatter.
- The mother's residence at the 1836 baptism is given as 'Wangen' (a Sor-Fron farm) while the 1865 family household is at 'Haverstad' - did the family move between farms, and which was Marit's birthplace farm?
- Identify Marit's full set of siblings to aid future disambiguation (1865 Haverstad household shows Ole Iversen b. c.1830, Kari Iversdatter b. c.1838, Mari Iversdatter b. c.1841, and Karn/Kari Iversdatter b. c.1845).
Sources consulted (7)
- Baptism of Marit, b. 1836-08-13, bapt. 1836-10-23, father Iver Olsen, mother Ragnild Knudsdatter (Wangen) - Church book from Fron parish, Sor-Fron local parish 1816-1843 (0518Q), p.172, Digitalarkivet (perm. ID pd00000037170599) · church-record
- 1865 census household at Sondre Fron: Haverstad - Iver Olsen, Ragnild Knudsdatter and children, Sor-Fron, Digitalarkivet (verified by direct fetch, perm. ID pf01038061001500) · census
- Digitalarkivet advanced person search - Marit Iversdatter b. 1836, multiple Fron candidates · census
- Digitalarkivet advanced person search - Iver Olsen b. ~1801 in Fron (Haverstad household head 1865, retired 1875) · census
- Digitalarkivet advanced person search - Ragnild Knudsdatter b. 1801, Sondre Fron: Haverstad (1865) · census
- WikiTree Iversdatter genealogy index (consulted; no matching profile found for this Marit) · tree
- Geni / MyHeritage search results (consulted; no confirmed matching profile for this Marit Iversdatter b.1836) · tree
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