PEDER HALVORSEN SVERRIG

Utreist med/Emigrated on: the bark "SALVATOR"

Utreist til/Emigrated to: Pleasant Springs Township, Dane Co., Wisconsin - 1843.

Peder Halvorsen Sverrig: He was born on the farm Moe in Gjerpen on March 16, 1821 by parents Halvor Nielsen and Hedevig

Aslaksdatter. He married Mari Bjørnsdatter Skibsnæs, who emigrated in 1844. She came from Holla parish in Telemark and was 

born August 2, 1821. Her parents were Bjørn Killingkoven and Svanhaug.

They had the following children:

	Halvor                       b. 1847

	Sophie	                b. .  May  8.. 1849.
	Anne                         b. 1851

	Ole                             b. Sept 21, 1853                 d. Nov 23, 1926

  	Niels                          b. Dec 12, 1855                  d. Dec 24, 1898

	Karen Bertine           b. June 14, 1858                d. Nov 23, 1931

	Ingeborg                   b. 1860

	Hans Andreas          b. Sept 13, 1863                d. Aug 30, 1943

	Martin                        b. Aug 7, 1867                  d. Oct 9, 1926



Peder died May 23, 1867. Mari died January 12, 1906 and is buried in the Western Koshkonong Lutheran Cemetary.

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