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EVEN ULSETH
We might call him "The Pioneer", as he was the f first of
the family to emigrate. Undoubtedly none of his brothers
would have left t, either, if he had stayed in Norway. But,
we can not be sure about that as so many Norwegians left in
the Immigration wave" in those years.
Some years after Ingebrigt and Ingeborg had moved into
Grotli, where they got their own farm, their first child was
born. The little boy came in to the world in 1860. Not very
unexpectedly he was christened Even. To bear the name Even
Ulset must have been considered, not only an honour, but
also a challenge. The boy's ancestors bearing this name had,
as we have seen, been remarkable persons. The new little one
took his first steps at Grotli, and he was certainly a boy
full of life when the family left Grotli and moved back to
Ulset. This was about the time Evens brother, Iver, was born
in 1863.
Even spent his next years at Ulset, and it is assumed
that he had to take part in the farmer's work. He had been
christened in the old Kvikne Church, and most likely he went
through his confirmation in the same church before the
family's emigration to Oppdal. The life at Stolen must have
called upon the young man's strength and capacity to work.
According to Norwegian tradition, as the oldest boy he would
inherit Stolen. But history turned in another direction.
In the neighbouring community, about 70 kilometres south
of Oppdal, on the opposite side of the Dovre mountain
plateau, Anne Kristofferdatter Holen grew up. She met Even,
and later became his wife. We do not know where they met.
Some information indicates that they met up in Bardu and
Målselv, like Even's brother Iver, as we will see of
Iver's history. Anne's aunt and family moved up to
Målselv from Dovre., and the police emigration files
in Trondheim says that Even and Anne came from Målselv
at the emigration.
Even, his wife Anne and daughter Ingeborg (Inga), about 4
months old, left in 1882 for Grand Forks, Dakota, according
to contract of 26 April 1882 with Kronelinjen (The Crown
Line). We don't know on what ship they left.
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