Christopher Larsen HEENSEIGA SØYNE^[1]

1800 -

• Name	Christopher Larsen HEENSEIGA SØYNE
  Birth	1799 or 1800	Heensbakken
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	2 Feb 1800	Vang i Valdres, Oppland Fylke, Norway   [2]
  Occupation	husmann
  Death	Michigan, USA
  Notes	For a time he was a postman. Born on Hensbakka and took over as a tenant farmer from his father until 1833, when he became a tenant farmer on Øvre Søyne. from 1833-1848. Left for America in 1853 with wife and five children on the "Olave Kyrre." In the church book emigrant list, his name was "Soyne," but he used the surname "Hen" or "Heen" after immigration. Included in his household in the emigration list was a servant, Marit Håvardsdatter Lajord. whom he married after his first wife's death.
  Person ID	I11511	Valdres Slekt
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2008

  
  

  Father	Lars Gudbrandson (Øylo) HEENSBAKKEN,   b. 1748, Øylo 54/ d. 1820 (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Marit Olsdatter HEMSING,   b. 1753, Hemsing 67/2 Nerre Eller Nørre d. 1838 (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F4568	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Anne Sigurdsdatter LAJORD,   b. 1805, Lajord 51/3 Berget d. 1853, Michigan, USA (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	1 Apr 1830	Vang i Valdres, Oppland Fylke, Norway
  Children	+ 1. Lars Kristofferson SØYNE,   b. 14 Jun 1830, Søyne 50/ d. Apr 1917, Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota, USA (Age 86 years) + 2. Anne Kristoffersdatter SØYNE,   b. 9 Aug 1833, Søyne 50/, Øvre d. 5 Apr 1911, Warsaw Twp, Kenyon Goodhue Co, MN, USA (Age 77 years)   3. Marit Kristoffersdatter SØYNE,   b. 18 Aug 1836, Søyne 50/ d. 1853, USA (Age 16 years) + 4. Sigurd Kristofferson SØYNE,   b. 26 Oct 1842, Søyne 50/, Øvre d. 11 Jul 1874, Wang Township, Renville County, Minnesota, USA (Age 31 years) + 5. Ola Kristofferson SØYNE,   b. 8 Dec 1844, Søyne 50/, Øvre d. 13 Mar 1925, Goodhue Co., MN, USA (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F4569	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2007

  
  

  Family 2	Marit Håvardsdtr LAJORD,   b. 1830, Lajord 51/3 Berget d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F4032	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2007

  
  

• Sources

  [S18] Candice Soine. [S312] kirkeboka for Vang, Baptisms 1800 (Reliability: 3). [S223] Anders Frøholm, Valdres bygdebok I, Del A, Garder og slekter i Vang, (1985), 856 og B 311 (Reliability: 3).