BONDE SIVERTSEN (1785-1872) and
BONDE SIVERTSEN (1785-1872) and
ANE MARTA OLSDATTER (1796-1829)
ANE MARTA OLSDATTER (1796-1829)
my 4x great-grandparents
my 4x great-grandparents
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The story of Bonde and Ane is below. Here are the links to the stories of their two daughters and their descendants:
The story of Bonde and Ane is below. Here are the links to the stories of their two daughters and their descendants:
The daughter and son-in-law of Elen Olina and Johannes Zakarias: Pernille Marie Johannesdatter and Martin Andersen
The daughter and son-in-law of Elen Olina and Johannes Zakarias: Pernille Marie Johannesdatter and Martin Andersen
The daughter and son-in-law of Pernille Marie and Martin: Anna Johanna Martinsdatter and Hans Hertvik Tostrup Olsen Bendiksen
The daughter and son-in-law of Pernille Marie and Martin: Anna Johanna Martinsdatter and Hans Hertvik Tostrup Olsen Bendiksen
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Bonde Sivertsen and Ane Marta Olsdatter are hugely important in the story of who my mother was and, therefore, who I am. They were Mom's direct ancestors through both her father and her mother. Their first daughter, Elen Olina was the 2x great-grandmother of my mother through her paternal line. Their second daughter, Anne Sophia, was the 2x great-grandmother of my mother through her maternal line. Since Bonde and Ane only had the two daughters together, I am related by blood to all their generations before and after them.
Bonde Sivertsen and Ane Marta Olsdatter are hugely important in the story of who my mother was and, therefore, who I am. They were Mom's direct ancestors through both her father and her mother. Their first daughter, Elen Olina was the 2x great-grandmother of my mother through her paternal line. Their second daughter, Anne Sophia, was the 2x great-grandmother of my mother through her maternal line. Since Bonde and Ane only had the two daughters together, I am related by blood to all their generations before and after them.
BONDE SIVERTSEN was born on November 11, 1785 at Strømsnes Farm on Nevelsfjord near Kjerringøy, Norway. He was the only child of Sivert Ediesen and Elen Reinholtsdatter, which was unusual, especially since Sivert and Elen were married for 42 years.
BONDE SIVERTSEN was born on November 11, 1785 at Strømsnes Farm on Nevelsfjord near Kjerringøy, Norway. He was the only child of Sivert Ediesen and Elen Reinholtsdatter, which was unusual, especially since Sivert and Elen were married for 42 years.
ANE MARTA OLSDATTER was born on March 30, 1796 at Nævelen Farm on Nevelsfjord, daughter of Ole Olesen and Ingebor Marie Hansdatter (Ole's second wife). She was their second daughter together, but the only one to survive. She was the sixth child of Ole Olesen, since he had four children with his first wife.
ANE MARTA OLSDATTER was born on March 30, 1796 at Nævelen Farm on Nevelsfjord, daughter of Ole Olesen and Ingebor Marie Hansdatter (Ole's second wife). She was their second daughter together, but the only one to survive. She was the sixth child of Ole Olesen, since he had four children with his first wife.
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1785 baptismal record of Bonde (Bon) Sivertsen at Rørstad Church which says he was born on November 11th.
1796 baptismal record of Ane Marta Olsdatter at Rørstad Church which says she was born on March 30th at Nævelen in Sørfold.
An interesting tidbit I ran across: When Ane Marta's parents, Ole and Ingebor, got married in 1793, one of the two people attending their wedding as a witness was their neighbor, Sivert Ediesen from Strømsnes, the first farm south of Nævelen Farm on the east bank of Nevelsfjord. Sivert Ediesen was the father of Bonde Sivertsen, the young man who would eventually marry Ole and Ingebor's only daughter, Ane Marta Olsdatter.
An interesting tidbit I ran across: When Ane Marta's parents, Ole and Ingebor, got married in 1793, one of the two people attending their wedding as a witness was their neighbor, Sivert Ediesen from Strømsnes, the first farm south of Nævelen Farm on the east bank of Nevelsfjord. Sivert Ediesen was the father of Bonde Sivertsen, the young man who would eventually marry Ole and Ingebor's only daughter, Ane Marta Olsdatter.
In 1801, when Bonde was 16 years old and the Census was taken, he is listed as a "cripple". I have no idea to what the census taker was referring. Perhaps Bonde had a been born with a club foot or a crippled or withered leg or foot. Later, in 1811, when Bonde was about 25 years old and still unmarried, his family was apparently in financial trouble. They were being paid out of the community funds designated for the poor and the reason given was that he had one "sick foot". Since it seems unlikely that Bonde and his father were both crippled and no mention is made of any disability of Sivert's in other records, I assume that the reference in the 1811 record is for Bonde and not for Sivert, even though the record says it is Sivert that has the "sick foot". (See photos below for more information).
In 1801, when Bonde was 16 years old and the Census was taken, he is listed as a "cripple". I have no idea to what the census taker was referring. Perhaps Bonde had a been born with a club foot or a crippled or withered leg or foot. Later, in 1811, when Bonde was about 25 years old and still unmarried, his family was apparently in financial trouble. They were being paid out of the community funds designated for the poor and the reason given was that he had one "sick foot". Since it seems unlikely that Bonde and his father were both crippled and no mention is made of any disability of Sivert's in other records, I assume that the reference in the 1811 record is for Bonde and not for Sivert, even though the record says it is Sivert that has the "sick foot". (See photos below for more information).
Bonde Sivertsen and Ane Marta Olsdatter married on November 7, 1817. Bonde was 31 at the time of their marriage and Ane Marta was 21, but it is likely that their marriage was many years in the making. Bonde was just 8 years old when his widowed neighbor, Ole Olesen, married his second wife, Ingebor Hansdatter, and he was 9 years old when they had their baby daughter--his future wife--Ane Marta Olsdatter. Bonde lived nearby as she was growing up, then married her when she was 21. Perhaps he had not married anyone else sooner than that because of his physical disability. I like to believe that Ane Marta, probably knowing him all her life as a neighbor and a fellow parishioner at Rørstad Church, would not have been put off by him being crippled and that she genuinely loved him.
Bonde Sivertsen and Ane Marta Olsdatter married on November 7, 1817. Bonde was 31 at the time of their marriage and Ane Marta was 21, but it is likely that their marriage was many years in the making. Bonde was just 8 years old when his widowed neighbor, Ole Olesen, married his second wife, Ingebor Hansdatter, and he was 9 years old when they had their baby daughter--his future wife--Ane Marta Olsdatter. Bonde lived nearby as she was growing up, then married her when she was 21. Perhaps he had not married anyone else sooner than that because of his physical disability. I like to believe that Ane Marta, probably knowing him all her life as a neighbor and a fellow parishioner at Rørstad Church, would not have been put off by him being crippled and that she genuinely loved him.
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Marriage record of Ole Olesen and Ingebor Hansdatter, parents of Ane Marta Olsdatter. The two sponsors (witnesses) were Sivert Ediesen from Strømsnes (their future in-law; father of Bonde Sivertsen) and Lænsmann (Sheriff) Ole Andersen from Rya.
Two pages from the 1801 Census that show the names of the farms along Nevelsfjord that correspond with the map. Ane Marta's family members are listed at Nævelen. Ane Marta is the 6-year-old girl listed. Bonde's family is listed at Strømsnes. It is the farm right below Nævelen on the census record. The old handwriting makes it difficult to decipher, but Bonde (Bondix) is the 16-year-old boy listed.
An 1801 Census map to illustrate where the folks in this story lived:
Ane Marta Olsdatter was born at Nævelen Farm. Her future husband, Bonde Sivertsen, was born at Strømsnes Farm. By the time Ane and Bonde get married, she is living at Tårnvik (near the entrance to Nevelsfjord). Remember, farmers did not typically own the land that they farmed; virtually all of it was owned by the church until about 1850, so it was not uncommon for farmers to move to find work. Bonde and Ane move to Storli Farm after they were married and raised their daughters there.
Rørstad was the location of the only parish church at that time, a rowboat ride away.
This is the digitized version of the same 1801 Census for Strømsnes. As you can see, whoever read and digitized this record, they misread "Bonde/Bondix" as "Bendict". Interesting to note that Sivert claimed to be 39 (he was actually 42) and Elen claimed to be 50 (she was actually 47). Did they not know their actual ages? Maybe. The most interesting thing on this record, however, is that it says, in the far right column, that their son Bonde "is crippled".
This is a copy from a page in a historical book in Steigen Municipality. It lists Sivert Ediesen, father of Bonde Sivertsen, as among those receiving money from their community funds for the poor. It says he was 35 years old and "syk i en fot, fattig familie", which literally means "sick in one foot, poor family."
I have every reason to believe that this is in fact the correct Sivert Ediesen's family--my ancestors. What is confusing is that the book claims that this is how the alms for the poor were distributed in 1811. In 1811, Sivert Ediesen was not 35 years old; he was 52. His son, Bonde, was also not 35; he was 25 for most of 1811, since his birthday was in November.
So, what is the truth? If I had to guess, I would say that it was Bonde and not his father who was "sick in one foot" since Bonde was called "crippled" by the census taker in 1801, ten years earlier. If Bonde was the only child and expected to do the bulk of the work at the farm as an adult, then perhaps they could not get by financially and needed help. I am assuming the person writing down the information put the name of the head of household in the record--Sivert Ediesen--and then wrote the age of the person disabled. Since it would have been written down by hand originally, this could be just a misreading of the original record when it was finally typed up and put in the book.
November 7, 1817 Marriage record of Bonde (Bon) Sivertsen from Storli and Ane Olsdatter from Tårnvig.
Bonde and Ane Marta were married for 3-1/2 years before the birth of their first child, Elen Olina Bondesdatter, on February 7, 1821. A couple of years later, they welcomed their second daughter, Anne Sophia Bondesdatter, on July 16, 1823.
Bonde and Ane Marta were married for 3-1/2 years before the birth of their first child, Elen Olina Bondesdatter, on February 7, 1821. A couple of years later, they welcomed their second daughter, Anne Sophia Bondesdatter, on July 16, 1823.
Bonde suffered several losses between 1823 and 1829. His father passed away just a couple of months before the birth of Anne Sophia in 1823 and then his mother passed away in 1825. Most significantly, his wife, Ane Marta, died on January 29, 1829 at the young age of 33. Given her age and the lack of medical assistance in their area, I would assume that Ane Marta died in childbirth, but there is no record of her cause of death.
Bonde suffered several losses between 1823 and 1829. His father passed away just a couple of months before the birth of Anne Sophia in 1823 and then his mother passed away in 1825. Most significantly, his wife, Ane Marta, died on January 29, 1829 at the young age of 33. Given her age and the lack of medical assistance in their area, I would assume that Ane Marta died in childbirth, but there is no record of her cause of death.
It was the winter of 1829 and Bonde was living and working at Storli farm. Both his parents had died, his wife was now gone, and he had two young daughters to raise: Elen Olina who was 7 and Anne Sophia who was 5. Bonde did the only thing that made sense to do--he found another woman to marry. Bonde married Maren Olsdatter from Laxaae on October 21, 1830. Maren was 44 years old when they married and Bonde was also 44. Despite their ages, they did have one daughter together, Karen Oline Bondesdatter, born February 11, 1834.
It was the winter of 1829 and Bonde was living and working at Storli farm. Both his parents had died, his wife was now gone, and he had two young daughters to raise: Elen Olina who was 7 and Anne Sophia who was 5. Bonde did the only thing that made sense to do--he found another woman to marry. Bonde married Maren Olsdatter from Laxaae on October 21, 1830. Maren was 44 years old when they married and Bonde was also 44. Despite their ages, they did have one daughter together, Karen Oline Bondesdatter, born February 11, 1834.
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1829 death record of Ane Olsdatter incorrectly states her age at death as 35, but it was actually 33. There is no record of the cause of her death, but it is possible that she died in childbirth, which was all too common.
Second marriage of Bonde Sivertsen to Maren Olsdatter in 1830. Record is incorrect as to their ages: they were both 44 years old at the time of their marriage.
Bonde and Maren were married for 18 years before she died in 1848 at the age of 62. Seven years after Maren's death, their only daughter, Karen Oline, married a man named Hans Olai Andreasen and he became the head of Storli Farm in Bonde's place. Since Bonde only had daughters and no sons, it is likely that he was happy to have one of his daughters marry someone who would take over the duties of running the farm when he could not do it anymore. Bonde lived out the remainder of his life at Storli Farm with his daughter Karen, her husband, and their six children.
Bonde and Maren were married for 18 years before she died in 1848 at the age of 62. Seven years after Maren's death, their only daughter, Karen Oline, married a man named Hans Olai Andreasen and he became the head of Storli Farm in Bonde's place. Since Bonde only had daughters and no sons, it is likely that he was happy to have one of his daughters marry someone who would take over the duties of running the farm when he could not do it anymore. Bonde lived out the remainder of his life at Storli Farm with his daughter Karen, her husband, and their six children.
Bonde was born a poor, crippled, only child in harsh, rural northern Norway in the 1700s, but he grew up to become a farmer and a fisherman, heading up a household and fathering three daughters with his two wives. He lived an extraordinarily long life for a man in that time and place. Bonde lived to be 87 years old, dying on February 23, 1873. His three daughters gave birth to twenty-six children, who in turn had about one hundred children of their own. Bonde built a very solid branch on my family tree.
Bonde was born a poor, crippled, only child in harsh, rural northern Norway in the 1700s, but he grew up to become a farmer and a fisherman, heading up a household and fathering three daughters with his two wives. He lived an extraordinarily long life for a man in that time and place. Bonde lived to be 87 years old, dying on February 23, 1873. His three daughters gave birth to twenty-six children, who in turn had about one hundred children of their own. Bonde built a very solid branch on my family tree.
Death record of Bonde Sivertsen in 1873. Once again, the record has the wrong age for him. He was 87 at the time of his death, but would have turned 88 later that same year.
He is described as a "Kaarmand", which means he had the legal right to live on the farm on free supplies for the rest of his life.
Fun fact: one of Bonde's great-granddaughters, Johanna Maria Mikkelsdatter (daughter of his first grandchild, Michael Johan Michaelsen), immigrated to the United States, got married in King County, then settled in Poulsbo, Kitsap County, to raise a family around 1915. My late husband's family the Syltebos were also Norwegian immigrants who settled in Poulsbo at exactly the same time. Odds are, my family and my late husband's family knew one another, attended the Lutheran Church together, and perhaps even worked together in the logging industry. My youngest son, Kevin Syltebo, decided to move to Kitsap County in 2014 and is now in the heart of the area from which members from both sides of his family hailed.
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