Christopher Helgesen ELLINGBØE

1801 - 1879  (77 years)

• Name	Christopher Helgesen ELLINGBØE
  Birth	1 Mar 1801	Vang i Valdres, Oppland Fylke, Norway   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	12 Mar 1801	Vang i Valdres, Oppland Fylke, Norway   [2]
  	døbt ægtebarn Christopher
  Residence	1801-1852	Vang i Valdres, Oppland Fylke, Norway
  Emigration	14 Apr 1852	Vang i Valdres, Oppland Fylke, Norway   [3]
  	Left Vang
  Emigration	12 May 1852	Bergen, Hordaland, Norway   [4]
  	Bark "Juno"
  Immigration	12 Jul 1852	New York City, New York County, New York, USA   [5]
  	Arrival at port of NY in Bark "Juno"
  Occupation	Farmer
  Residence	18 Aug 1860	Two Rivers, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA   [6]
  Residence	1852-1879	Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
  Burial	Feb 1879	Gibson, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
  Death	13 Feb 1879	Gibson, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA   [7]
  Notes	He was highly respected as a wise man, both in Vang and Wisconsin. In a contract with his eldest brother Helge dated 27 Feb 1823 (a month after his father's death), Christopher was given the right to farm a parcel of land measuring one mål (currently 1,000 sq. meters) above the drying hut, where there had always been some cultivated land, the right to erect a house while sharing half of the farm with his mother, and grazing rights on the farm, in exchange for working three days in the spring or fall and one day in the summer for his brother Helge. On 7 Mar 1841 (after his marriage and birth of his first son), Christopher made a new contract with Helge. He was to have a parcel of uncultivated land south of the fields at Bakkestykket up to the road to the summer farms. He was also given the north meadow on Brattsete, a small part of the land at Ellevstøle, and a small hay meadow in the Helin valley (Helevøndale), two small parcels of woodland, free grazing rights, the right to take firewood, and the right to erect a summer house (sel) at Ellevstøle. He was supposed to pay two specie dollars a year, do haying for one week, and forge shoes and nails for Helge's horses. This contract is preserved at the State Archives in Hamar. Christopher's family is listed among other emigrants on page 192 of the Vang church book, with a date of 8 Mar 1852. The family left Vang for Bergen on 14 April 1852. In a letter dated 10 May 1852, he thanked his brother Helge for sending him money that was needed to pay for the passage to America. They embarked from Bergen on 12 May 1852, and arrived at New York on 12 Jul 1852 with the Bark Juno. They traveled to Manitowoc, Wisconsin, by way of the Erie Canal and the Great Lakes. See Jo Anne Sadler's article on the travels of Norwegian immigrants on the Erie Canal, posted on NorwayHeritage.Com: <http://www.norwayheritage.com/articles/templates/voyages.asp?articleid=150&zoneid=6> According to family sources, he obtained (purchased, made or brought with him upon immigration) the first iron plow used in this part of Wisconsin. [3, 4, 5]
  Person ID	I40	Ellingboe
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2012

  
  

  Marriage	Best men: Tosten Iversen and Ole Torstesen Ellingböe
  Family ID	F681	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Berit and Christopher Ellingbøe
  		Ellingboe Farm, Gibson, Wisconsin, 1861
  		Nordigarden Ellingbø by Per Aabel 1944
  		Nordigarden Ellingbø 1968
  		Christopher Helge Ellingboe with mjølkespann (milk bucket) made by Christopher Helgesen Ellingbøe in 1826 This container was used to feed sheep until Marit Ellingbø saw the inscription on the bottom and gave it to Jim Ellingboe. (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		Ellingboe farm in Mishicot (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Amerikabrev from Christopher Helgesen Ellingbøe 1854, copy of original Letter from Two Rivers, Wisconsin, 2 Oct 1854, to brother Helge, with note from Tosten Trondsen
  		Alphabet letter from Wisconsin to Norway
  		Christopher Ellingbøe's Amerika Brev Transcription by Ingrid Semmingsen
  		Christopher Helgesen Ellingbøe's contract with his brother Helge 1841
  		Christopher Ellingbøe family New York immigration 1852
  		Christopher Helgesen Ellingbøe Christening
  		Christopher Helgesen Ellingbøe's letter from Bergen just before departure for America 1852, original in Norwegian
  		Christopher Helgesen Ellingbøe family emigration list
  		Christopher Helgesen Ellingbøe's letter from Bergen, just before emigration in 1842, English translation
  		Amerikabrev from Christopher Helgeson Ellingbøe 1854, English translation Letter from Two Rivers, Wisconsin, to brother Helge in Vang i Valdres, 2 Oct 1854, with note from Tosten Trondsen
  		"Christopher Helgesen Ellingboe's Letter from America" James Ellingboe, Budstikken, Vol. 39, No. 1, pp. 6-9, May 2009.

  
  

• Sources

  [S131] Gravestone, Jambo Creek Cemetery (Reliability: 3). [S125] Vang Church Books, (Records found in original books at Hamar State Archives, LDS microfilm, or Digital Archives.), Oppland fylke, Vang, Ministerialbok nr. 2 (1796-1808), F?dte og d?pte 1801, side 48. http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20070621000223.jpg (Reliability: 3). [S27] Ellingboe, Helge Christopherson, Samband Membership Application. [S35] Ellingbøe, Christopher Helgesen, C.H.E.'s Amerika brev. [S39] N.Y. Passenger Lists. [S150] U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Town of Two Rivers, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, p. 281. (Reliability: 3). Chris Halgerson, age 59 Berit Halgerson, age 54 Halger Halgerson, age 20 Miranda Halgerson, age 16 Andrew Halgerson, age 15 Gilbert Halgerson, age 14 Torson Torrison, age 50 Knude Thompson, age 28 [S129] Parish Register of Gibson Norwegian Lutheran Parish "Jambo Creek".