Ole Bergeson was born at Uhre on the Ardal Fjord on June 24, 1822. his father was Berge Jonson and his mother was Malena Olsdtr from the adjacent farm of Dovik. According to Lloyd, there is a published history of Ardal Fjord. That record states that the farms of Uhre (UR) and Dovik were the two on the fjord that fished in the Lofoten Islands for cod and at Kinn for herring.
Berge Jonson “disappeared” from Uhre in 1836 when Ole was but fourteen years old and was presumed to have gone to America. As a ward of the state, Ole was put in charge of the farm. The history then records that on April 11th 1857, at the age of 35, he had left for America turning the farm over to his next oldest brother Knut.
Ole Bergeson emigrated to this country in his own ship, named HERA, which he had built himself on the family farm in Norway. He brought with him his wife Rachel, three children, and two or three of his brothers. The story went that he had sailed to Montreal, sold the vessel and then went in to Baker, Illinois to take up a homestead.
The mystery of his father Berge is solved by a look at the Norwegian census. The Uhr farm in Hjelmeland parish in Rogaland is listed in the 1865 census. There you can see the retired farmer Berge Johnson, age 79, and his wife, Mallin Olsdatter, age 70, with their son, Berge, age 30. Another of their sons, Knudt (Knut) Bergsen, age 39, had taken over the farm and was providing "føderaad" - a form of pension - to his father and mother.
Ole Bergeson was born at Uhre on the Ardal Fjord on June 24, 1822. his father was Berge Jonson and his mother was Malena Olsdtr from the adjacent farm of Dovik. According to Lloyd, there is a published history of Ardal Fjord. That record states that the farms of Uhre (UR) and Dovik were the two on the fjord that fished in the Lofoten Islands for cod and at Kinn for herring.
Berge Jonson “disappeared” from Uhre in 1836 when Ole was but fourteen years old and was presumed to have gone to America. As a ward of the state, Ole was put in charge of the farm. The history then records that on April 11th 1857, at the age of 35, he had left for America turning the farm over to his next oldest brother Knut.
Ole Bergeson emigrated to this country in his own ship, named HERA, which he had built himself on the family farm in Norway. He brought with him his wife Rachel, three children, and two or three of his brothers. The story went that he had sailed to Montreal, sold the vessel and then went in to Baker, Illinois to take up a homestead.
The mystery of his father Berge is solved by a look at the Norwegian census. The Uhr farm in Hjelmeland parish in Rogaland is listed in the 1865 census. There you can see the retired farmer Berge Johnson, age 79, and his wife, Mallin Olsdatter, age 70, with their son, Berge, age 30. Another of their sons, Knudt (Knut) Bergsen, age 39, had taken over the farm and was providing "føderaad" - a form of pension - to his father and mother.
Family Members
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Berge O. "B. O." Bergeson
1852–1921
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Erasmus Ole "E.O." Bergeson
1853–1939
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Malinde Bergeson Thompson
1855–1928
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John Bergeson
1857–1859
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Mary Ann Bergeson Dahl
1862–1932
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Dr John Bergeson
1863–1927
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Samuel Erastus Bergeson
1863–1938
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Rachel Bergeson Hanson
1867–1954
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Julia Amanda Bergeson Sawyer
1869–1952
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Peter O. Bergeson
1871–1910
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Margaret Josephine Bergeson Nelson
1874–1957
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Isabelle Jerina Bergeson Knutson
1876–1937
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Edward Seward Bergeson
1879–1952
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