Esten Olsen Berg

   Another name for Esten was Østen Smed.⁸³²

  Research Notes:

1. source: www.worldconnect.rootsweb.com - under Breen; contact Patrice Galliath; PatriceGGG@aol.com)

2. source: www.tomren.org

3. source: www.sverren.net (Nygaard) gives name as Østen Olsen Berg. This matches with my source from (Solvieg Moseng) for name of his daughter, Sigrid Ostensdtr married to John Simensen Grue. Also, source C, Orville Movold (personal correspondence, October 1983) lists name as Østen Olsen Berg and lists farm as Bortistu-Breen


4. Source: Family records (personal), written by Mary E Grue (Lofgren), about 1980-1982, based on information from Solveig Persdtr Moseng and Eiliv Peter Johannesen Grue, summer 1980

In 1707 Osten Olsen came to this mine (at Gruvåsen) to be it's blacksmith. It is believed he came from Jamptland, Sweden, close to the Norweigan Border. And as many of the people in Norway did, he took the name of the place where he lived and called himself Osten Olsen Gruen (one of the first spellings of the Grue name was "Gruen").

In 1707 or 1708 King Frederick of Norway and Denmark gave permission for the opening of a copper mine about 12.5 km west and north of Os.


**note; other sources do not indicate that Østen Olsen came from Sweden.

*** when did this mine close ????


5. Source: Orville Movold; correspondence, 1983 (translation by Eiliv Peter Johannesen Grue, summer 1982; additional basic by Rueben Grue, 2008)

Østen Olsen was the blacksmith at the Fredrik IV mine (gruve). It is very likely that he was always working at blacksmithing, even after the mine (gruven) closed. In 1774 he [ Jon Simensen Grue, born 1729, since Esten Olsen Berg - Østen Olsen, died in 1758 ] recorded that he supported himself by working his trade as a blacksmith [ it is not clear if the 'he' refers to Jon Simensen or if Jon Simensen had reported that he, Esten Olsen, supported himself by ... blacksmith].

The reason that he [ Esten Olsen Berg - Østen Olsen ] did not get the farm is not known [the Berg farm, but he was not the eldest son - his older brother, Erik Olsen (born 1674) took over the farm]. But perhaps there is a hint (pekepinn) in that in the [spring time - vårtinget; more likely local council) of 1708 he was a defendant [innsternes) for a controversy that he had assaulted [attacked] with strikes and blows (med hugg og slag] on Bersvend Olsen Breen.

While the mine was in operation, he earned good wages. It seems that others also did blacksmithing and that Østen also made machinery and hauled water with two horses.

When the mine closed, a few of the houses and mining tools and also there was a garden/fence that the foremann Dlement Ellefsen has for a farm (as indicated in the mine's books/accounts).

He [ Esten Olsen Berg - Østen Olsen ] kept living up there (at the mine site), but he didn't own anything. He died in 1758.

[ ** It also appears that Jon Simensen's family, wife Sigrid, son Esten and Magnhild and Kari, continued to live at the mine site ]


6. Klokkervang, page 5 Basic translation by Rueben D Grue, 2 Oct 2012


" While Frederick II mine operated, he [ this likely refers to Jon Simensen Grue, born 1729, but could also refer to Esten Olsen Berg - Østen Olsen since he was also a blacksmith ] was the blacksmith there and then it was the end of the mine, he continued to stay up there, and developed up a small farm and continued with his craft. Esten was eldest son at Bortistuen-Berg [the Bygdbok for Os indicates that Esten had an older brother, Erik Olsen born 1674]. He was a heavy-handed [callous] man; in his youth [ he forced in the forge with his fist ? ]; he had beaten Ole Bersvensen Haugen with a stick too and had to pay a fine [3 ganager 6 lod sløv]. Perhaps he didn't care for the farm either, but he had it at any rate [?]. His wife, Kari was from Usen-Breen.

The men on Berg of his day had been born to work hard [?] and worked the farm for … [ or considered it … ? ] [ gjævste ? ]. [ Mennene på Berg har al sin dag vært født til smeer, og har anset det for det gjævste ]. "


b. Klokkervang by Per Harold, page 7 of Chapter 3

- Per Harold Grue uses the term "ikke" usually meaning "no or not", thus the translation would indicate that Esten was NOT* a blacksmith, but worked with machinery and worked with horses; however, I found one translation for "ikke" as "not often" - this would fit in with the sentence and would be in keeping with other writers ( perhaps other writers have used a more generic meaning of blacksmith; perhaps Esten worked at a number of jobs and did some blacksmith work ???)

- of course this might be a mis-print or error, since the next paragraph implies he had blacksmithing background and "perhaps this is the reason he went to the mine"

- Per Harold also says that Esten Olsen was the oldest son. BUT, again this seems to be in conflict with the Os book, Holly Tomren and others.


Conclusion It is mostly likely that Esten Olsen was known for many different jobs that he did. It appears that he had some knowledge and skills in blacksmithing and thus he often was called a "blacksmith". It also appears that he was involved in the care of tools for the mine (this likely would mean that he prepared and/or repairs picks, hammers, etc; perhaps buckets etc). He also hauled water, likely drinking water, using his horses; the horses likely were also used for various jobs around the mine, for example, pulling materials such as trees/logs or rocks/ore from the mine, and perhaps used for travel.


7. www.geni.com; Johannes Rye Røste and Rolf Inge Holden database

- Kari born at Framstu, Breen; died at Gruva
- Kari's mother was Marit Olufsdatter, born abt 1670, died 1733
- Kari's father was Ole Olsen Olsen (Breen), born 1666 at Dalsbyda and died 1756 at Framstu, Breen

-- Klokkervang by Per Harold Grue - Kari's name as, Kari Olsdtr Fremsen fra Usen-Breen

- also: 24 Apr 1733 - marriage of Esten Olsen and Kari -- at Erik Olsen's cottage [stu]






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9. NOT Confirmed:

from http://bard-dohl.com/gen-b1.htm [ 16 Nov 2012 ] +++++ this is highly unlikely,
since no other information I have reviewed indicates this; secondly, this website does not provide any source information

Esten Olsen Berg married twice; second wife Ingrid Olsdatter Tonset, born 1735

Ingrid 2nd marriage to blacksmith [smed] Esten Olsen Berg from Dalsbygda - name change to Smed (they had 10 barn)

Ingrid ble 2. gang gift med smed Esten Olsen Berg fra Dalsbygda, har var smed og dermed kom navneskiftet til Smed (de hadde10 barn)


== another website ( http://gunnar.roros.net/Gatenavn2.htm ) talks about street names in Røros, and mentions Ingrid Olsdatter Tonset and her second husband, Esten Olsen Berg, and a son who was also known as a blacksmith
[ Smedveta is named after the family blacksmith, who are both professional title and last name. Grandmother of the famous musician/fiddler, Smed-Jens, Ingrid Olsdatter Tønset stayed in the corner yard toward the river. She married for the second time with the blacksmith Esten Olsen Berg. After he was given the family name Smed, as was also the name of the farm and Veta (street). In the 1700s it was common that an occupational title became the family names.





9. Additional Notes from world connect: vanklecm@catskill.net; 26 Aug 2001; contact: unknown:

Røros was founded in 1644 as a result of the copper mining industry. This mining town was a heterogeneous community in the 17th century. It was a melting pot of people from all walks of life. Workers and mining experts came from different countries. Røros is a small town in eastern central Norway southeast of Trondheim. It was totally built up around the mining industry, and it is surrounded by mountain moors in all directions. There were many German immigrants among the first inhabitants at Røros. At that time this area was almost entirely unpopulated so Røros was a real settler town. Most of the functionaries and skilled people were Germans. Røros is known as the coldest town in Norway.
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Esten married Kari Olsdtr Breen, daughter of Ola Olsen Breen and Unknown, in 1733 in Tolga, Hedmark, Norway ⁸⁴⁰.^,882 (Kari Olsdtr Breen was born about 1709 in Breen, Tolga, Hedmark, Norway ⁸⁸⁶ and died in 1743 in Gruva, Tolga, Hedmark, Norway ⁸⁸⁶.)