MARGITH PEDERSDATTER

Utreist med/Emigrated on:

Utreist til/Emigrated to: .Sugar Creek, Walworth Co, Wisconsin


Margith Pedersdatter:   Born 1777 and baptized on Sunday May 25th in Gjerpen Church. Her parents lived on Godal in Luksefjell and their names were Peder Bastiansen and Sønnoug Brynildsdatte. There is a probate for the mother dated 1802 on the place Teigen under Moe.
Margith married Jens Nielsen Moe (born 1770), on Sept 28, 1802. He was the son of Niels Andersen Moe (d. 1808) and Karen Jensdatter (d. 1779).They were married in 1859. In 1808, when her husband dies, she is called Karen Hansdatter.
Margith and Jens had the following children. All seem to have been born on Teigen under Moe.
1. Niels, born 1804 (bapt Oct 21)
2. Peder, born 1808 (bapt Sept 18)
3. Niels, born Sept 23, 1811
4. Sara, born Sept 22, 1814
5. Maren, born Dec 17, 1816
6. Lars, born Dec 14, 1818. Married Maria Jacobsdatter, and he died Oct 14, 1887.

In 1835 we find this family on Teigen.
Teigen søndre, place under Moe
Jens Nielsen, married, cottager, age 66
Margith Pedersdatter, married, age 59
Niels Jensen, age 24
Sara Jensdatter, age 21
Lars Jensen, age 17


In 1845:
Teigen Søndre
Margith Pedersdatter, widow, cottager, age 68
Lars Jensen, son, "inderst", married, age 27
Maren Jacobsdatter, married, age 21
John Thorkildsen, servant, age 18
Ingeborg Torgersdatter, servant, age 19


1997 - Skien Genealogical page - by Jan Christensen