Need help finding my 8TH Great Grandmother parents names

[Cody Church]

I would also like to find a photo of her parents. Ingeborg Halvorsdotter was born in 1659 in Bø, Telemark, Norway. She married Johannes Helgeson in 1680 in Ølen, Hordaland, Norway. They had one child during their marriage. She died in 1740 having lived a long life of 81 years, and was buried in Rogaland, Norway.

[Matthias Kolberg]

As photography was not invented until the early 19th century, you will hardly find any photos of Ingeborg Halvorsdotter, nor of her parents.

In those days, the large majority of people in Norway were farmers who lived their whole life close to their birthplace. Unless you have conclusive evidence, it is highly unlikely that Ingeborg would have traveled from Telemark to Ølen. Ingeborg Halvorsdotter, as such, is a fairly common name combination.

Ølen is currently in Rogaland, but has historically also been part of Hordaland.

 

According to the local history book from Ølen, Ingeborg was born about 1655 and died in Ølen in 1725. There is no mentioning of her being from Telemark. They had three children.
(A. Haugland, Bygdebok for Ølen - Vol 2: Gardar og ættar i Vågen (Ølen Bygdeboknemnd - 1986), p 468-469)

 

One might speculate that Ingeborg was the daughter of Johannes Heljessons first wife, Kari Sjursdotter. Her first husband, Halvar Kjellasvik, died around 1655.

In that case, Johannes married his stepdaughter in 1680.

This relationship is however not documented.

 

Endret Juni 28, 2021 av Matthias Kolberg