Marit Iversdtr Prestlien

  Research Notes:

**** Remember: Anne Beate Prestlien, married to Mikkel Nilson Sonmor; Sigrid Marie Prestlien married to Nils Svensen .. and Marit Prestlien married to John Engebretson: their grandmother was Sigrid Jonsdtr Grue , 1763-1824, and she was the daughter of my 4th great grandfather, Jon Simensen Grue, 1729-1807 ****

NOTE: I have done only minimal research on the family of Marit Iversdtr Prestlien and her children
[11 Oct 2023]



1. Marit Iversdtr - family to America [according to Klokkervang]

birth
- Tolga Ministerialbok, 1836-1852, page 3, line 26; born 3 Feb 1837, bap 27 Mar 1837; Marit Iversdtr; father Iver Larsen; mother Gjartr??? Pedersdtr Prestlien [? ? ], but likely Gjertrude Pedersdtr Prestlein -- handwriting is very difficult to read

2. 1865 Norway Census: Farm Sørgaard søndre (#181)

- John Embretsen, age 26 <1839, 1840> Rendalen
- Marit Iversdtr, age 29, <1837> [ note that she had died in 1880 in Otter Tail County, MN ]
- Embret Johnsen, age 5 <1861> [ 13 Sep 2014 - not found in Tolga Ministerialbok or Os i Tolga Klokkerbok ]

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** note on top of Sheet 4B is Iver I Prestlien and Iver M is on sheet 4A, dw/fam 65/67
and a number of relations on Sheet 4B and sheet 5A
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Ancestry FTs

Saunders Davenport Wilcox Jones [Jeaneal Wilcox], access 5 Jul 2023]
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/111489702/person/402100877757/facts [links to Marit]
- Marit died in 1880 at Battle Lake ...
- John had remarried to Anna .....
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3. son Iver Johnsen, born 9 May 1867, bap 7 July at Narbuvold (born in Rendalen)
- parents, John Embretsen ..... vold and Marit Iversdatter

- in the Narbuvold in Tolga Klokkerbok - https://media.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/5026/7
parents John Engebretsen Femundsvold and Marit Iversdatter
- one witness: Niels Mikkelsen Prostlien

-- from WA Digital --- Iver Johnson, died 10 Nov 1951, age 90 <1840, 1841> Stanwood; mother Jaetru ????

4. findagrave: Valley View Cemetery, Stanwood

-- John Engebretson, born 1840 died 1933 and wife Anna, born 1863 died 1937


5. Emigrants from Trondheim; date of registration: 18 Mar 1869

- Johan Ingebrets Haug, age 25; Marit Iversdtr, age 25, Ivers Ivers. age 11

=== same ship as Mikkel N Prestlien, Sigrid Marie Prestlien-Svensen; Thore S Grue; Esten O Noren-Narjord


6. 1880 US Census - Clitherall Twp, Otter Tail Co, MN (Battle Lake)

- John Engebretsen, age 40 born in Nor; farmer
- Mary, wife, age 43 <1837>
- Evan (likely Ivar or Ivan), age 13 <1868> born in Norway
- Enga (likely Inga), age 9, born in MN
- Hjistina, age 6 born in MN (name as indexed), but likely is Gjertrude or Gjertine (from Jacob Langsjoen)
- Ellen, age 4
- John, age 2

Note: family not found on review of 1870 US Census for Clitherall Twp, Otter Tail Co, MN [ 13 Sep 2004 ]


7. a. 1880 US Census, Clitherall twp, Otter Tail Co, MN; Ed 163; p?; dw/fam 63/65

John Engebretson age 40 b in Nor; farmer
wife Mary, age 43 b in Nor; sick with lung infection
son Evan, age 13 b in Nor [b abt 1867 - this must be son Iver, Johnsen b in Nor on 9 May 1867]
dau Inga, age 9 b in MN
dau Kristina [?], age 6 b in MN
dau Elen, age 4 b in MN
son John, age 2, b in MN [1878]


b. 1900 US Census Stillaguamish Precinct, (ED 211, sheet 4B)

Iver E Johnson, born May 1867 Norway, emigrated 1869; married 2 yrs <1898> to Mary born Apr 1871 in Norway, mother of 1 child not living; dw 71 fam 73

then
- line 91 (father John, line 93; dw 72 fam 73)

John Engebretsen, born Aug 1840 in Norway, emigrated 1869; married for 16 yrs <1884> Anna born Jan 1863, mother of 5 children with 5 living (this is John second wife; his first, Marit died in 1880 in MN)
- Gertina J born Sep 1875, in MN
- Ellen born Jun 1877 in MN
- John M born Oct 1878 in MN
- Martin born Oct 1882 in MN (born in second marriage of John)
- Cornelius born Mar 1884 in MN
- Elisa born Jun 1888 in MN
and on the next page, 5A
- George born Oct 1890 in WA
- Andrew born Jan 1892 in WA

note: on sheet 4A and 4B, top of the page is Iver M Prestlien family
note: on sheet 5A, two Langsjoen families; and the Anders Prestlien family (dw 74, fam 76)

Iver Johnson - not recorded in An Illustrated History of Skagit Co and Snohomish Co, or in History of Snohomish Co.


1900 US Census, Snohomish Co
link, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6QLQ-GWB?i=7&wc=9BWM-7M6%3A1030550101%2C1031903801%2C1031931901&cc=1325221

7. John Engebretsen

History of Snohomish County, WA, v.2; image view 787 [page 769].
Martin Engebretsen [son of John Engebretsen and his second wife, Annie
https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/803890/?offset=0#page=787&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q=
- records that he was born in 1882 and came to the Silvana/Norman area in 1888



BUT see Ancestry FT; Østerdal Connections FT [Ernie Fosse]; last access 5 Jul 2023
- https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/120218541/person/252227250578/facts
- links to John Engebretsen, b 1840
- but a number of errors

Saunders Davenport Wilcox Jones [Jeaneal Wilcox], access 5 Jul 2023]
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/111489702/person/402100877757/facts [links to Marit]
- likely a bit more detail and accuracy
- Marit died in 1880 at Battle Lake ...
- but Marit and John Engebretsen had 6 children
Evan Iver Engebretson Johnson, 1867-1947
Enga Engebretson, 1871 -
Hjistina Engebretson, 1874 -
Gertie, J Engelbretsen, 1875 -
Ellen Engelbrestsen, 1877 -
John M Johnson Englebretsen, 1878-1914

John Engebretsen [1840-1933] remarried Anna and John and Anna had 2 children:
Martin Engebretsen, 1882-1965
Cornelius Engebretsen, 1884-1960

- John had remarried to Anna .....
- links to census records ¹⁰⁰⁵

Marit married John Engebretsen on 24 Oct 1864 in Narbuvold, Tolga, Hedmark, Norway ¹⁰⁰⁵.^,5077 (John Engebretsen was born on 29 Aug 1840 in Tolga, Hedmark, Norway ¹⁰⁰⁵ and died on 17 Feb 1933 in Stanwood, Snohomish Co, Washington, United States ¹⁰⁰⁵.)