Windh/Freise/Maurstad genealogy - Person Sheet
Windh/Freise/Maurstad genealogy - Person Sheet
NameErik A. ERIKSEN
Birth12 Oct 1871, Fitjar on Stord island
OccupationFarmer
FatherErik BJØRNSEN (1824-1874)
MotherKari Palsdatter ÖLEN (1829-1915)
Misc. Notes
Another source says he was born in 1877. He is also known as Erik A. Eriksen Enge and his wife as Bertha Eriksen Enge after the name of their farm Enge.
As a young man he traveled to America but came home to get married. He then bought the farm Enge near Etne, but traveled instead with his wife back to America, where they lived until 1912. They returned home and took over their own farm.
Eriksen believed in "the quiet in the country" and liked best to be at home.
As a young man he traveled to America but came home to get married. He then bought the farm Enge near Etne, but traveled instead with his wife back to America, where they lived until 1912. They returned home and took over their own farm.
Eriksen believed in "the quiet in the country" and liked best to be at home.
Spouses
Birth1 Jan 1889
FatherHerman Reinertsen MAELAND (1858-1912)
MotherBritha Johannesdatter TENDALSVIK (-1929)
Misc. Notes
[rough Google translation]
Bertha was a member of Enge Women's Association since 1912, a member of a northern royal youth team since 1913. Member of a union working for the Norwegian society for shipwrecked rescue and six years on the board of the Etne Nursing team.
Bertha was a member of Enge Women's Association since 1912, a member of a northern royal youth team since 1913. Member of a union working for the Norwegian society for shipwrecked rescue and six years on the board of the Etne Nursing team.
Marriage1909