Family report for Ole Pedersen Reskalvhagen and Marit Rasmusdatter Ree Husband: Ole Pedersen Reskalvhagen Also known as: Ole Pedersen Grut 1, Ole Pedersen Ree 2 1762 - Gudbrandsdalen Christened: 1797 - Meldal, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway Buried: May 25 th 1797 - Meldal, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway 3 Married: May 26 th 1794 Place: Meldal, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway 4 Spouse: Marit Rasmusdatter Ree At the birth of their son Thore in 1791 he is Tiener hos Strøm (servant at mr Strøm s place), that is sheriff Hans Strøm. He is not a deputy, but a farm labourer. Later he is listed with the name Grut, which indicates that he was a servant at the farm Grut until 1794. From 1794 he and Marit are cotters at the place Reskalvhagen. The place is later named Resmoen. 1 Ministerialbok for Meldal 1776-1815, page 831. "Mandagen... 26. Maii Meldal Soldat Ole Pedersen Grut og Marit Rasm: Rhee". 2 Ministerialbok for Meldal 1776-1815, page 384, 1st Sunday after Trinity, at daughter Sara s christening. 3 Ministerialbok for Meldal 1776-1815, page 633, Kristi Himmelfartsdag. "Soldat Ole Pedersen Ree 35 Aar". 4 Ministerialbok for Meldal 1776-1815, page 831. "Mandagen... 26. Maii Meldal Soldat Ole Pedersen Grut og Marit Rasm: Rhee".
Wife: Marit Rasmusdatter Ree 1774 - Meldal, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway Christened: Buried: Father: Rasmus Knutson Ofstad (1736- ) Mother: Berit Thoresdatter Dombu (1738- ) Other spouse: Torger Stensen Brekken (1774- ) Marriage date: May 22 nd 1800 - Meldal, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway 5 5 Ministerialbok for Meldal 1776-1815, page 836, Kristi Himmelfartsdag. "Christi Himmelfarts Dag. Meldal. Soldat Torger Stensen Brekken med Enken Marit Rasmusd Ree.". Kristi Himmelfartsdag (Ascension Day) in the year 1800 was May 22nd.
Children of Ole and Marit: a) Thore Olsen Reesmoen Also known as: Thore Olsen Aaremmen 6, Thore Olsen Aaremsneset 7 1791 - Meldal, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway Christened: October 2nd 1791 - Meldal, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway 8 February 13th 1876 - Lensvik, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway Buried: March 12th 1876 - Lensvik, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway 9 Spouse: Gurru Iversdatter Løfshus (1790-1870) Marriage date: July 19th 1821 - Meldal, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway 10 He is to be found in the census of 1801 in Meldal, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. At the census in 1801 Marit Rasmusdatter (40) is married for the second time to Torger Stensen (27), and they live at the place Resmoen under the farm Ree. Here we also find the children Thore Olsen (10), Sara Olsdatter (7) and Ole Torgersen (1), the latter being the son of Torger. He had his confirmation ceremony October 19th 1806 in Meldal, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway 11. Thore Olsen Reesmoen moved from Meldal to Lensvik in 1825 12. He is to be found in the census in 1865 in Stadsbygd parish. At Aaremsneset in 1865 we find Tore 78 y.o., Gurri 79 y.o., Ole 48 y.o. (with family), Rasmus 31 y.o., Ole the younger 43 y.o. (with family). 6 Ministerialbok for Stadsbygd 1826-1838, the son Mathias' christening 1827, folio 10, nr 59. The same place name used at daughter Gunnild s christening in 1832. 7 Ministerialbok for Stadsbygd 1826-1838, at the son Rasmus' christening, 1835, folio 72, nr 113. 8 Ministerialbok for Meldal 1776-1815, page 371, column 2. "Uægte Thore, Moderen Marit Rasmusd. Ree. Udlagt til Barne fader Ole Pedersen fra Gudbrandsdahlen tiener hos Strøm. Test Knud Ofstad, Michel Bakken og Knud Rasmusen Ree, Anne Holstadstuen (?) og Sara Rasmusdatter Ree". English: Illegitimate Thore, Mother Marit Rasmusdaughter Ree. Said to be the child s father Ole Pedersen from Gudbrandsdalen servant at mr Strøm. Witnesses.... "Dom 15 p. T." means 15th Sunday after Trinitatis (Trinity), which in 1791 was October 2nd. 9 Ministerialbok for Stadsbygd 1870-1884, folio 375, nr 19. 10 Ministerialbok for Meldal 1816-1829, folio 192, nr 20. "20. Thore Olsøn Reesmoe Inderst 28 Aar Gurru Iversdatter Løfshuus 29 Aar". (Aar=years, and those days it was like German, that all nouns are starting with capital letters) 11 Ministerialbok for Meldal 1776-1815, page 895, nr 22. "22 Thore Olsen Resmoen". 20. Sunday post Trinitatis. 12 Ministerialbok for Stadsbygd 1816-1825, innflyttede 1825, folio 318, nr 2 and 3.
b) Sara Olsdatter Reesmoen 1794 - Meldal, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway Christened: June 22 nd 1794 - Meldal, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway 13 1889 - Hemne, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway Buried: Spouse: Anders Rasmusen Grutbak ( - ) Marriage date: Spouse: Ole Sivertsen Selnesleiret (1792-1858) Marriage date: July 6 th 1820 - Hemne, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway She is to be found in the census of 1801 in Meldal, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. At the census in 1801 Marit Rasmusdatter (40) is married for the second time to Torger Stensen (27), and they live at the place Resmoen under the farm Ree. Here we also find the children Thore Olsen (10), Sara Olsdatter (7) and Ole Torgersen (1), the latter being the son of Torger. 13 Ministerialbok for Meldal 1776-1815, page 384, 1st Sunday after Trinity. "Sara. Par: Ole Pedersen Rhe (?) og Marit Rasmusdatter. Test: Jørgen Rhe, og Henning Brecken (?), Marit Rhe, Marit Brecken (?), og Aud Rhe". English: Par = parents, og=and, test.=witnesses. First Sunday after Trinity in 1794 was June 22nd.
c) Ole Olsen Reesmoen 1796 - Meldal, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway Christened: January 8 th 1797 - Meldal, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway 14 1797 - Meldal, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway Buried: April 23 rd 1797 - Meldal, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway 15 14 Ministerialbok for Meldal 1776-1815, page 398, first Sunday after Epiphany/Day of the Holy Three Kings: "Ole. Par: Ole Pedersen Ree og Marit Rasmusdatter. Test: Rasmus Knudsen Ree, Ole Rasmusen og Ole Arntsen Ree, Berit Toresdatter Ree og Marit Rasmusdatter Ree.". Christened first Sunday after Epiphany, which this year was January 8th. 15 Ministerialbok for Meldal 1776-1815, page 633, 1st Sunday after Easter. "Soldat Ole Pedersen Rees Dbarn (?) 14 uger". English: Soldier Ole Pedersen Ree s boy child ( Drengebarn ) 14 weeks (old).