Sigrid “Siri” HALVORSDATTER^[1]

1833 - 1929  (95 years)

• Name	Sigrid “Siri” HALVORSDATTER
  Born	14 Dec 1833	Messelt, Åmot, Hedmark, Norway   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Baptism	17 Dec 1833	Åmot Kirke, Hedmark, Norway   [2, 3]
  Also Known As	HALVOSON, Sarah HANSON
  Migration	1890	Helle, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
  Census	1900	Emmet, Emmet, Iowa
  DNA Fact	confirmed by triangulation
  Immigrant?	Y
  Confirmed Ancestor?	Y
  Verified Birth	Y
  Verified Death	Y
  Verified Marriage	Y
  Parents Verified?	Y
  Historical Notes	MES/IA 001 - obituary MES/No 001 - Note; confirms dates MES/No 002 - birth record
  Obituary	PIONEER LADY OF NINETY FIVE PASSED AWAY HERE SATURDAY Obituary of Mrs. Hans Ingebretson Sigri Halvorsdatter Messelt was born in Osterdalen, Norway, in 1833. There she was baptized and confirmed and grew to womanhood. July 6th, 1855, she was united in marriage to Hans Ingebretson, by Rev. Rambeck in Tronss church. This union was blessed with thirteen children, five of whom have preceded their mother in death. after 10 years residence at Overhalla she removed with her husband to Vefsen where they lived until in 1890 when they emigrated to America. They settled in Estherville where they have made their home since with the exception of two years when they farmed in Wilkins Co., Minn. Mrs. Ingebretson became a member of the Estherville [Norwegian] Lutheran church in 1899 and has been a member since. It was her prayer as well as that of her husband that she might go first. This, their prayer was answered and after a few weeks illness she fell asleep in Jesus January 11th, [1929] at the age of 95 years and 3 months. She is survived by her aged husband and 7 children, two of them residing in Norway. Those in this country are: Mrs. Ben Peterson, Mrs. Olaf Skog and Mrs. E. C. Sutton of Estherville; Mrs. A. J. Anders/o Petersburg, Minn., and Mrs. B. C. Borres/o St. Paul, Minn. There are also 49 grandchildren, also 15 great grandchildren in this country. Estherville Enterprise, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; January 16, 1929.,
  Died	11 Jan 1929	Estherville, Emmet, Iowa
  Buried	Norwegian Cemetery, Estherville, Emmet, Iowa   [4]
  Person ID	I4162	Main
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	Halvor KNUDSEN MESSELT,   b. 22 Oct 1807, Messelt, Åmot, Hedmark, Norway ,   d. 28 Jul 1853, Stor-Elvdal, Hedmark, Norway  (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Berthe “Sarah” NILSDATTER MESSELT,   b. 1808, Stor-Elvdal, Hedmark, Norway ,   d. ?, Norway
  Married	21 Oct 1831	Åmot, Hedmark, Norway   [5]
  Family ID	F1491	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hans ENGEBRIGTSON,   b. 10 Mar 1834, Fåvang, Oppland, Norway ,   d. 17 Nov 1930, Estherville, Emmet, Iowa  (Age 96 years)
  Married	6 Jul 1855	Tronss Church, Grong, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Helmer Julius HANSEN,   b. 12 Apr 1855, Grong, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway ,   d. 12 May 1913, Storfiplingdal, Vefsen, Nordland, Norway  (Age 58 years) + 2. Johannes “John” HANSEN,   b. 26 Mar 1857, Trones, Grong, Nord Trøndelag, Norway ,   d. 9 May 1920, Piapot, Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 63 years) + 3. Bertha Josefa HANSDATTER,   b. 17 Apr 1859, Grong, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway ,   d. ?, Norway + 4. Nils HANSEN,   b. 4 Jun 1861, Grong, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway ,   d. 21 Sep 1947, Norway  (Age 86 years) + 5. Sofie Margrethe HANSDATTER,   b. 26 Jun 1864, Grong, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway ,   d. 13 Jun 1955, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota  (Age 90 years)   6. Christian HANSEN,   b. 9 Feb 1867, Grong, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway ,   d. 4 Aug 1880, Byen, Bodo, Nordland, Norway  (Age 13 years) + 7. Hanna Severine HANSDATTER,   b. 21 May 1869, Grane, Vefsen, Nordland, Norway ,   d. 26 May 1965, Hills, Rock, Minnesota  (Age 96 years) + 8. Randine HANSDATTER,   b. 4 Dec 1870, Grane, Vefsen, Nordland, Norway ,   d. 17 Jul 1967, Estherville, Emmet, Iowa  (Age 96 years) + 9. Anna Bergithe HANSDATTER,   b. 29 Apr 1873, Grane, Vefsen, Nordland, Norway ,   d. 30 Jun 1938, Grane, Vefsen, Nordland, Norway  (Age 65 years)   10. Ingvald ENGEBRIGHTSON,   b. 11 May 1877, Grane, Vefsen, Nordland, Norway ,   d. 6 Feb 1920, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin  (Age 42 years) + 11. Christina “Tina” HANSDATTER,   b. 30 May 1878, Christiana, Oslo, Norway ,   d. 13 Nov 1968, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota  (Age 90 years)   12. Karen Johanna HANSDATTER,   b. 8 Mar 1880, Grane, Vefsen, Nordland, Norway ,   d. 26 Sep 1884, Grane, Vefsen, Nordland, Norway  (Age 4 years) + 13. Olga HANSDATTER,   b. 18 Dec 1882, Grane, Vefsen, Nordland, Norway ,   d. 17 Mar 1975, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota  (Age 92 years)
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2019
  Family ID	F1477	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 14 Dec 1833 - Messelt, Åmot, Hedmark, Norway Baptism - 17 Dec 1833 - Åmot Kirke, Hedmark, Norway Married - 6 Jul 1855 - Tronss Church, Grong, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway Census - 1900 - Emmet, Emmet, Iowa Died - 11 Jan 1929 - Estherville, Emmet, Iowa Buried - - Norwegian Cemetery, Estherville, Emmet, Iowa  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  hans_engebretsen Hans and Sigrid with daughters Christina and Olga

  
  

  Documents

  Engebretsen Immigration Passenger list: Liverpool to Quebec.

  
  

  Headstones		Hans & Sigrid Engebrigtson Headstone Father HANS 1834--1930 Mother SIGRID (1833--1929
  		Hans & Sigrid Engebrigtson Headstone

  
  

• Notes

  Had 13 children. 5 died young.

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] Norway to America, Our Heritage from, Sigruun Helmersen Olaussen, (self published). [S2] Family Records, Montressor, Kate, MES/No 001. [S233] Norway Church Books, 1815-1930. [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 119428740. [S233] Norway Church Books, 1815-1930, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6836-V852 : 3 August 2022), Halvor Knudsen, 1831.