Erik Nilsen

  Research Notes:

Summary

Erik Nilsen was my 3rd great-grand uncle. He was a brother to my 3rd great-grandfather, Mikkel Nilsen, 1797-1869. Erik's father was Nils Mikkelsen, 1764-1841 who was my 4th great-grandfather. Nils Mikkelsen was a worker at the smelter known as Femunds hytta.

Sometime after the closure of Femundshytta [in 1821-1822], it is likely Erik the area around Drevsjø in Engerdal parish and began working at the smelter there. The Drevsjö smelter was founded in 1817-1820, but his move to Drevsjø is not known. He was married in Sept 1832 at Drevsjø. Erik Nilsen was also known as the settler/farmer at Vestre Bakken in the Drevsjø area. Erik Nilsen and Berit had 4 children, but I have not researched them, although the Bygebok for Engerdal, vol 1 has some information [see my document]. Erik Nilsen's oldest son, Nils, continued with the farm Vestre Bakken and Nils' oldest son continued later.

Note: I have not researched each of his children, nor reseached birth/death dates or location. For simplicity, at least at this point I have recorded Drevsjø, Engerdal parish as the location

written by Rueben D Grue, 22 Dec 2024
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1.
See, Bygebok for Engerdal ... Vol 1. pages pages 389-391 .. by Ottar Andersen, 1966
- notes his birth and death date and his wife, Berit
- vol 1, page 390 .... At first Erik Nilsen did not have a building deed on Bakken until 1852, but had lived there for a long time by then. In addition to the land, he then had: Myrslått at Blokk-odden, Brattmyra at Kvemskjølen, and Skalet further east, Jotene at Bjertkjølen, and 2-3 moorland floors south-west of the farm.

and my document, "Erik Nilsen, b 1801" .... current folder, Lars M Mikkelsen and family ... ancestors of Lars .... 18 Dec 2024

https://www.nb.no/items/21050e72b55d9b283fcd615fed487a54?page=391


2. John Midtdal's book, Tufsingdalen ..... pages 386, 387
.. records limited information, other than names and dates of birth

3. Tyskø-Sletbak Slektstre .... accessed, 4 Jun 2025
https://xn--tysk-sletbak-yjb.com/familygroup.php?familyID=F2769&tree=1
[ This is a family tree for the Tyskø-Sletbak family. That is, the family tree includes ancestors of Liv Tyskø Sletbak and Bjørn Sletbak and their descendants. ]
... records wife and 4 children, dates of birth/death
... a number of links including 1865 Norway Census

... Erik's marriage record through Rendal parish, notes he was born at Femundshytta and now at Drevsjø / Drivsjøhytta

4. 1865 Norway Census Bakken Vestre ... census district 007 Engerdalen

001 Niels Eriksen35Rendalen*-hfgGaardbruger og leilænding af Roraas Koberverk
[Farmer and tenant of Roraas Koberverk]
002 Bente Andersdatter39Rendalen-Hans koneg-
003 Erik Nielsen3Rendalen-Deres sønug-
004 Anders Nielsen3Rendalen-Deres sønug-
005 Beret Nielsdatter8Rendalen-Deres datterug-
006 Tina Torbersdatter15Rendalen-Konens uægte datterug-
007 Erik Nielsen65Roraas Præst.-Hans fadereFøderaadsmand

indexed: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01038048003809
scanned: https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/38048/152

technically birth record was for Røros Parish*

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5. I was looking for information on when the Drevsjø smelting house was built. An answer was found in an unexpected place, posted on Dixie Hansen's website.


Bygdebok For Engerdal:

Farm No. 23/1 SKRIVERGARDEN (The Smelting Master's Farm)

It was here that Roros Works built a farm for smelting works master Fredrik Skancke [born in Dec 1778], when Drevsjo Smelting Works was founded in 1817-20. He probably first lived at Southern Drevsjomoen, which later came under Skrivergarden. He was a son of smelting works master at Femund Smelting Works, Peder Skancke and his wife Juditta Ramberg, who both died at Femund Smelting Works. Fredrik Skancke was a twin brother of Andreas Skancke. Fredrik Skancke was married to Ragnhild Tronsdatter, and to start with became the smelting works master succeeding his father at Femund Smelting works, but in 1817 moved to Drevsjo. When the smelting works here was discontinued in 1834, he was moved again, then to Lovisa Smelting Works in Alvdal. ..... and so on.

... posted on the page for Fredrik Pedersen Skancke .... http://www.dxhansen.com/SS2Hansen-o/p1.htm
. ... cntrl F and search Drevsjø ...
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Erik married Berit Johansdatter on 5 Sep 1832 in Dresvjø, Rendal, Hedmark Co, Norway.⁴³²⁵ (Berit Johansdatter was born about Mar 1813 in Røros, Sør Trondelag, Norway and died on 1 Dec 1863 in Dresjø, Engerdal, Hedmark Co, Norway.)

  Marriage Notes:

In 1832 the area around Dresjø was a part of Rendalen parish and was located in the area known as Øvre Rendal