Arne Johansen HUSEBY (1824-1894)

The Grue parish records indicate that Arne was born 19 Aug 1824 in Grue, Hedmark, NOR and baptized on 5 Sep.


Detail of SAH, Grue prestekontor, Ministerialbok nr. 6, 1814-1830, s. 131.

He was confirmed at the Grue church on 13 Oct 1839 according to the Grue parish records.


Detail of Hedmark fylke, Grue, Ministerialbok nr. 7 (1830-1847), Konfirmerte 1839, side 184. Image courtesy of Digitalarkivet.

The Grue church is a long church that dates from 1825. According to Wikipedia, the church is built of stone and accommodates 500 people. It measures 154 feet by 59 feet and the walls are 4 feet thick. The church has a very simple outer form, composed of a tower and a nave.


Grue church (2005). Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.