OLE SIGURDSEN KITTILSRØD

Utreist med/ Emigrated on:

Utreist til/ Emigrated to: Ashippun township, Dodge Co., Wisconsin - 1847.

Ole Sigurdsen Kittilsrød:  He was born August 17, 1794 on the farm Kittilsrød under Rising. Father was Sigurd Torkildsen. He married (engaged March 15, 1816) Maria Torstensdatter, who was born April 21, 1793 and the daughter of Torsten Torkildsen on Skilbred(1) in Gjerpen. Ole died ca 1860/64, and Maria died April 15, 1864.
They had at least 9 children, all born in Norway:

a. Simon, born July 12, 1818 on Kittilsrød. Married Anne Kirstine Mathiasdatter. They emigrated with their children in 1847.
b. Ole, born May 21, 1820 on Kittilsrød
c. Anders, born August 5, 1822 on Skilbred
d. Anne Gurine, born October 14, 1824 on Skilbred
e. Marte, born April 17, 1827 on Kittilsrød
f. Niels, born June 1, 1829 on Kittilsrød
g. Karen Kirstine, born February 18, 1831 on Kittilsrød
h. Marthe Maria, born December 17, 1832 on Kittilsrød
i. Niels, born June 5, 1835 on Kittilsrød.

Census 1835:
Kittelsrød:
Matr. no. 160
Ole Sigurdsen, owner, age 42
Marie Torstensdatter, age 43
Ole, age 15
Anders, age 13
Anne Gurine, age 11
Karen Kirstine, age 5
Marthe Maria, age 3
Niels, age 1/2

Census 1845:
Kittilrød Matr. no 455
Ole Sigurdsen, owner, married age 53
Marie Torstensdatter, married age 54
Ole, unmarried, age 26
Anne Gurine, age 21
Karen, age 15
Niels, age 11

2000 - Skien Genealogical page - by Jan Christensen.