December 29. 1828 my great great grandmother Karen Maria Olsdatter was born. She was the firstborn daughter of Ole Olsen and his wife Anne Olsdatter, born almost exactly 9 months after their marriage. She was born on the farm Hage in the Stiklestad parish of Verdal, Nord Trøndelag, Norway. I have no photos of her nor have I heard any family stories or memories of her. I know only what I have found in records. That she was born, baptized, innoculated against smallpox, confirmed, married, the mother of three, died, and was buried. I can only hope that she was wanted and loved by her parents and husband, happy in her home, had one or two good loyal friends, and was a good loving mother to her children who in turn loved her and mourned deeply her death. I would never know her and she would never know me, yet who she was, Karen Maria, and how she lived her life became a small part of who I would be, generations later.
Happy Birthday Great Great Grandma
Karen Maria Olsdatter Stuskin
b: 29 Dec 1828 Haga, Verdal, Nord Trøndelag, Norway
d: 18 May 1896 Stuskin, Verdal, Nord Trøndelag, Norway
Karen Maria Olsdatter→Anders Sevaldsen→Paul Sevald→Grace Sevald→Me
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