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The Heggestad / Turnebakken Line

My great grandfather Adolf Spilde was adopted by his uncle John O Spilde and aunt Carrie Spilde, known as Kari Heggestad  in Norway.

Kari Heggestad's parent's were Jens Pedersen and Kari Nielsdatter.

Jens Pedersen lived on the cotter's holding Turnebakken (alt. spellings Tornebakken, Bakken) on the Heggestad Gaard (main farm).

    b. 1807

    m. Karie Nielsdatter Gvam (1st wife), Oct 6, 1830

           b. 1809

            baptized.  Jan 26, 1810

            d. Sept 18, 1847

            bu. Sept 22, 1847

Children:

Karie

    b. July 11, 1830

    ba.  July 25, 1830

    d.  Aug 9, 1830

    bu. Aug 14, 1830

Kari  (Carrie Spilde)

    b. Dec 2, 1833

    ba. Dec 5, 1833

    d. Oct, 1905

Peder

    b.  Feb 24, 1836

    ba.  Mar 31, 1836

Niels

    b.  Dec 25, 1838

    ba.  Jan 3, 1839

Anne

    b.  April 19, 1841

    ba.  May 9, 1841

    d.  June 20, 1842

    bu.  June 24, 1842

Anna

    b.  June 17, 1843

    ba.  June 18, 1843

    m.  Marthe Eriksdatter Weum (2nd wife), June 26, 1848

                        b.  1811

    d.  Mar 7, 1876

Last Revised: Sunday, April 27, 2003