Nils Svendsen Nygaard

   Other names for Nils were Nils Svendson Jordet and Swenson Nils.

  Research Notes:

1. Nils Swensen Nygaard; also Nils Svendsen zz

- is the son of Svend Olsen (Vestgård) and Kari Nilsdtr Søndmør (she is a sister to our Kjersti Nilsdtr Søndmør married to Ole Andersen Vestgård the father of Ole Olsen Vestgård Røstbakken; and she is a sister to Mikkel Nilsen Søndmør - Prestlien)

- Svend is a brother to our Ole Olsen Vestgård Røstbakken (Ole Olsen was the father to Olava Olsdtr Røstbakken)


2. Niels Svendsen Oversjodal; born 17 Mar 1834, bap 13 Apr
- parents, Svend Olsen and Kari Nielsdtr .... ? paa Oversjodal
- Os i Tolga Klokkerbok; page 122-123, line 8 (and Tolga Ministerialbok, page 81, line 12
- 1865 Norway Census, age 32 farm Orvøijordet; with his wife Sigrid Marie Iversd (Prestlien) age 38

Nils married Sigrid Marie Iversdtr Prestlien, daughter of Iver Larsen Prestlien and Gjertrud Persdtr Narjord, on 9 Jul 1858 in Tolga, Hedmark, Norway. (Sigrid Marie Iversdtr Prestlien was born on 2 May 1828 in Tolga, Hedmark, Norway ⁵⁰⁵⁵, baptized on 15 Jun 1828 in Os, Togla, Hedmark, Norway,⁵⁰⁵⁵ died on 11 Sep 1915 in Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States ^1005,5056 and was buried in Sarpsborg Lutheran Church Cemetery, Tumili Twp, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, USA ⁵⁰⁵⁷.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Marriage - 1858, 9 Jul 1858, Tolga, Hedmark, Norway. ^5073,5076 Nils Svensen Nygaard (age 34 born 17 Mar 1834; residence Nygaard; father Sven Olsen) and Sigrid Marie Iversdatter Prastelien (age 30 born 2 May 1828; resdence Prastlein; father Iver Larsen Prastelien); Best Men, Nils Nilsen Ma ... [?] and Michel Nilsen Prastelien