Lars Solvesen Kjær
Utreist
med/Emigrated on: "WALHALLA", departed from Skien
to
Utreist til/Emigrated to: Manitowoc Rapids Township, Manitowoc Co.,
Isak was
born 1810 and baptized March 11th. Father was Solve Larsen Kjær
and mother Anne Axelsdatter Hyni.
They had been married Nov 10, 1796 in Gjerpen.
In 1835 we find the family living on the farm Kjær (Matricul 137):
Solve Larsen, owner, farmer, age 64
Anne Axelsdatter, age 63
Andreas Solvesen, age 22
Niels Solvesen, age 19
Lars Solvesen,
married, age 26
Gunhild O(lsdatter), married, age 29
Anne karine Larsdatter, age
1
Signe Jacobsdatter, foster-daughter,
age 11
Lars Solvesen was married ca 1835 to Gunhild Olsdatter, b. Jun 24, 1806
in Siljan parish. She was the daughter of Ole
Pedersen from Kiste who had in 1788 married Taran Hansdatter Serkland, which is also where Gunhild
was born. Her father had got the lease
for Serkland in 1791. Taran
was born 1770 on Serkland and the daughter of Hans Halvorsen Serkland . b 1739 and in 1764 married to Rønnaug Svendsdatter Austad.
Lars Solvesen and Gunhild Olsdatter had the following children:
1. Anne Karine, b. Febr 11,
1835 on Kjær. Died early.
2. Thorine, b. Sep 26, 1836 on Kjær.
Died Sep 22, 1866. Buried at
3. Anne Karine, b. Apr 7, 1841 on Kjær
4. Solve, b. Nov 23, 1843 on Kjær
Lars Solvesen died Oct 9, 1884 and Gunhild died already June 30, 1857. They are both buried at
More information about this family may possibly be found on the excellent
website: http://www.2manitowoc.com/
2003 - Skien Genealogical page - by Jan Christensen