Pernille Persdatter Skaaret

  Research Notes:

1. Trysil-boka

- emigrated to America

2. Birth-Baptism - Ministerialbok

- father - Per (Peer) Ottersen Lórdalen; mother Elin Torgalsdatter
- witness - difficult to read - Pernille Perd[?] Grea [?], Kirsti Torgalsd Nordbye, Ingeborg Torgalsd [?4 letters]bye, Halvor Jonsen Grea [?], Torgal [?] Blaaen [?]

3 Marriage - Ministerialbok

- Pernille's birth place - Skaaret; age 19; father Per Ottersen Skaaret; witness: Ole Persen Skaaret and ?Torgal Persen [?]
- Halvor Povelsen Nordby; birthplace not clear; age 25 1/2; father Povel Jonsen [?]


4. 1865 Norway Census

- Halvor (Lodger), Pernille and daughter Karen Elise, age 3 <1862>, born Trysil Parish
++ [ 10 Oct 2010 ] Karen's birth or baptism is not recorded in the Trysil Ministerialbok, 1851-1865 in the years between 1861-1863; BUT the Klokkerbok for this time frame is not available - thus it is possible it was recorded in the Klokkerbok, but not in the Ministerialbok

- farm Pernup, #58a

++ can't find the family in the 1875 Norway Census

Residence - 1881 (John Torvald's birth) - Euger or Eeger or Eiger

5. Emigration; 1887 - Pernille and some children

Utflyttede - leaving Trysil; Pernille (1843), Ingeborg (1869), Petter (1874), Halvor H (1876), Ragnhild (1878), Johan (1881)
New York Passenger Lists dates of children are wrong - translation problems, careless ???
- Pernille, age 42 <1845>, Ingeborg age 17 <1870>, Petter age 7 yrs, 9 mos <1879>, Halvor age 6 yrs, 6 mos <1880>, Ragnhild age 5 <1882>, Johan Torvald age 4 <1883>
Digitalarkivet -- Emigranter over Kristiania 1871-1930; Date of Departure 22 Oct 1887; Lines 96837-96842 ; Ship Island; Destination Blooming Prairie; Pernille, age 42 <1845>, Ingeborg age 17 <1870>, Petter age 10 <1873>, Halvord age 8 <1878>, Ragnhild age 6 <1880>, Torvald age 6 <1880>

Halvor -- occupation as Sneker [ carperenter, cabinet maker ] - emigration - Digitalarkivet: Emigranter over Kristiania 1871-1930; 1886; Line 82420; Ship Angelo; Destination New York


6. WA State Census: 1892, Shelton Precinct, Mason Co, WA, ancestry, p9, line 13

- Helvor, age 56; Pernille age 49 <1843>; Paul, age 20, Henry, age 15, Rosie, age 13, John T, age 10

7. 1900 US Census Hoodsport Precinct, Mason Co, WA

- Halvor (recorded as Henry), Pernille (mother of 8 children, 8 living); Paul, age 28 and Rosa, daughter in law, age 21, born Aug 1878 in Oregon; Vesta, grandson, age 1, born Sept 1898 in Oregon; John T; also listed is Joseph C Francis, grand son, age 9, born June 1890 in WA (father born in England)

8. Land - Homestead patent - SW Sec 10, Twp 22N, Range 4, West of the Williamete Meridian
- surname recorded as Nordbye
Saga of the Norby's, Halvor and Pernille [see folder - under Skaret ... Pernille Persdotter Skaret; appears that a few pages are missing ]
- 2.03 miles west of Hoodsport


9. WA Death Records Halvor Norby; 2 Mar 1907 at Port Townsend; died of cancer of mouth; born in Trysil, Norway; father was Paul Norby, Trysil Norway

10. Obits

Halvor Norby 6 Mar 1907
- died at the home of his sister Mrs P C Clements [ likely an error - likely refers to his daughter ]
- suffered from cancer for the past year - came to this city two months ago
- native of Norway; born 26 Sept 1836
- "For years he engaged in contracting about nativy, during which career he constructed a number of important government roads and bridges" nativy -- ???
- apprenticed as a tanner
- in 1887 he emigrated to America
- survived by widow, Thrwald, Henry, and Peter Norby, Mrs Claude Mattison, Mrs C H Olberg and Mrs Anderson

Pernille Skaaret, 20 Nov 1907
- bedridden for 2 years after attack of paralysis - had lost the use of lower limbs
- died yesterday morning <Nov 19> === this is an error - date of death recorded on tomstone and in the probate record is Nov 15, 1907 == also the obit copy from Ancestors ..... reports she died the morning of Nov 15
- was the widow of the late Peter Norby [ likely an error - Halvor; she was staying with Peter ] who died in this city a year ago after a lingering illness [ also, likely an error - about 6 months ]
- survived by Mrs P G Clements, Mrs C I Matson, Mrs C J Anderson, Mrs C H Olberg, Henry and Peter Norby of this city; and Rev J F Norby of Bellingham

10. Pernille Skaaret, Probate Records

- named recorded/typed as Pernilla Nordby, with the 'a' crossed off and handwritten 'e'
- administrator - Mr. J. H. Olberg [ Carl Olberg ] --- Petitioner is J. Troval Norby, resident of the County of Whatcom
- real property - SW quarter of Section 10 in Township 22 N of Range 4 west; no income from said property that is improved with a dwelling house and outbuildings
- left personal personal property consisting of household goods, money and credits to the value of about $400.00
- heirs of the deceased: Elsie Clements, Kirsten Anderson, Ingeborg Mattson, Lillie Olberg, John T Nordby, Peter Norby and Henry Norby - all children of Pernille Norby and Halvor Norby, deceased, and over age 21 - and "the said Paul Norby died in the state in the year, 1906, ... and the side Paul Norby left surving him a sidow, Rosa Norby who has since married and her name is now, Rosa Burwell, and Three minor children, to-wit: Paul Norby of the age of Five years, Vesta Norby of the age of Nine years and Berbnich Norby of the age of Seven years; that the said Rosa Burwell and said Three minor children are residents of the said County of Jefferson...
- "....that the name "Norby, Nordby and Nordbye, apply to, represent and are meant to be appleide to the same family name..."
- Administrator - "true and correct statement" -- sum of $347.35 and the Administrator paid out the sum of $249.75, leaving $97.60; and since that time, paid $7.50 to the Leader company and $5.00 to the clerk of the Court, leaving the sum of $85.10 .... the Administrator is entitled to the sum of $77.00 "...as his legal commission for services and the sum of $10 for traveling expenses" ... the remaining $85.10 to the Administrator
- the heirs (as indicated above) to be distributed the value of the household goods of the farm (in the possession of Mr. Dickerson of Hoodsport) and the farm, "... as follows: an undivided Seven-eighths in equal parts to Elise Clements, Kirsten Norby, Ingeborg Matson, Lillie Olberg, J. Torval Norby, Peter Norby and Henry Norby, and the other One-eighth distributed in equal parts to Paul Norby, Vista Norby and Bernice Norby.
- Rosa Burwell named as the 'guardian' in terms of the Estate for Paul, Vesta and Bernice
- Peter Norby had petitioned the court for money as part of the care ^{3575,3581,3623,3624,3625,3626,3627,3628}

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Residence - 1865, 1865, Pernap, Trysil, Hedmark, Norway. ³⁶²⁹

2. Emigration - 1887, 18 Jun 1887, Leaving Trysil, Norway. ³⁶³⁰

3. Emigration - 1887: Leaving Kristiania, 22 Jun 1887. ³⁶³¹

4. Land - 1898: Homestead patent - SW Sec 10, Twp 22N, Range 4, West of the Williamete Meridian: Mason County, Washington, United States. ^3626,3632

5. Emigration - 1887, 9 Jul 1887, New York, New York, United States. ³⁶³³

6. Residence - 1892, 1892, Hoodsport, Mason Co, Washington, United States. ³⁶³⁴

7. Residence - 1900, 1 Jun 1900, Hoodsport, Mason Co, Washington, United States. ³⁶³⁵

Pernille married Halvor Paulsen Norby, son of Unknown and Unknown, on 10 Jun 1862 in Trysil, Hedmark, Norway ³⁶¹⁷.^,3618 (Halvor Paulsen Norby was born on 29 Jan 1836 in Nordby Østre, Trysil, Hedmark, Norway,³⁵⁸¹ died on 2 Mar 1907 in Port Townsend, Jefferson Co, Washington, United States ^3623,3636 and was buried on 7 Mar 1907 in Redmen Cemetery, Port Townsend, Jefferson Co, Washington, United States ³⁶³⁷.)