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Ingebrigt, Ingeborg and Their
Children
As told in the story about Ulset, Ingebrigt was the
second born child. He therefore would not inherit the farm.
As his oldest brother, Hallstein (who carried his name from
Hallstein in 1720) was to run the farm, Ingebrigt had to
find other ways of making his living. Ingebrigt and Ingeborg
and their children lived for a period at Grøtlia,
another period at Veen near the Kvikne church, later at
Ulset, and finally at Stolen in Oppdal. We don't know
exactly when they lived at Veen. The reason why they came
there, must have been because Ingebrigt's mother came from
that place.
When Ingebrigt and Ingeborg bought Grøtlia at an
auction in 1860, they got their own farm. Ingebrigt is at
that time titled as a "tailor", indicating his occupation at
that time. Grøtlia is by chance the Ulset-descendant
and our relative Klara and her husband Mikal's home of today
(1991).
Ingebrigt and his wife stayed at Grøtlia until
1865. Their children Even, Iver
and probably Ole, must have been born
there. In 1865 Ingebrigt sold the farm to his brother
Hallstein, at Ulset. So they changed living-places:
Hallstein moved to Grøtlia while Ingebrigt and his
family came to Ulset. And now was their turn to run Ulset,
but without being owners. The farm had at that time
possibility to feed 17 cows, 21 sheep and 1 horse. That
number of cattle tells us that Ulset must have been quite a
big farm compared to the usual size of a Kvikne farm.
Four of their children, Kristoffer
(Chris), Martin, Gjertrud
and Kjerstine must have been
born at Ulset. From the national census in 1875 we learn
they were all together 15 residents at Ulset:
Beside Ingebrigt, Ingeborg and their 7 children, we find
the old people; Even and his wife Gjertrud, Hallstein's son
Even (born 1851) and his brother Kristoffer (teacher, b.
1855), and their two hired girls Ingeborg Andersdatter and
Marit Knutsdatter.
Obviously Ingebrigt and Ingeborg and their boys moved to
Stolen, Oppdal, not a very long time after the national
census (1875). Kjerstine came to Simastuen 7 years old and
was taken care of by her aunt Marit. Possibly the family
then left for Oppdal, while Kjerstine moved to Simastuen. It
was in 1881.
Why did they leave Kvikne? It is said that Kvikne was
known as a place where grain and potatoes wouldn't grow,
while Oppdal was a better place that way. We don't know
either why they sold Grøtlia to Hallstein. As
Hallstein f the oldest one, had inherited Ulset, he
obviously had the best possibilities for making his living.
No doubt, it was hard for Ingebrigt and Ingeborg to make
their living. So they moved the 50 kilometres distance from
Kvikne to Oppdal. Again they got their own farm -
Stolen.
The farm was the northern one of three farms with their
houses built close to each other, placed in a slope, facing
south. The farm was smaller than Ulset, and we can assume
they could feed 7 to 8 cows, about 8 sheep and a horse.
There were grazing fields around. Up from the farm the slope
continued direct up to the naked mountain behind. The Ulset
folks settled at Stolen for a period of about 20 years.
The Ulset's moved the cow stable a bit south-west, away
from the group of houses to the place we find the stable of
today. A part of this still exists as a part of the new
stable, but covered by wainscot. It is told that the stable
was moved by Ingeborg and her sons after Ingebrigt had
passed away. The living-house that was their home does not
exist any longer. A new one is put up more down south. The
Ulset family's house was situated higher up, closer to the
neighbour farm. The farm-road at that time came up to the
houses from the opposite side of the road of today.
Ingebrigt dies
In 1888 the head of the family, Ingebrigt, passed away,
leaving his widow alone with the children. Ingebrigt died at
the age of 56, June 22, 1888 and was buried at Oppdal
churchyard July the 3rd. As the descendants later moved out
of Oppdal, there was, after a time, no one to tend of his
grave. So it is not to be found any longer.
Emigration starts
The brothers left, one by one, for America. Even was the
first who left, 21 years old. He said good-bye to his
father, mother and brothers at Stolen in 1882. The next who
left was Ole in 1888. He left the same year as his father
died, 1888, probably a short time before his father passed
away. In 1890 Iver left. He had married in Bardu and had got
two children. He left from Oppdal, too, but was probably
more than less linked to Bardu. As Kristoffer and Martin
were the last ones who left, they probably were the boys who
ran the farm together with their mother after Ingebrigt's
death.
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