Even Olsen HUSEBY (b. 1640)

Even was born in 1640 and bought the farm in about 1690. Further research is required to determine the various sub-farms of the HUSEBY farm, but for now all we know for certain is that the farm he bought was then named after him and called Evenstua. (Hveberg, 304.)


Evenstua. Image courtesy of Harald Hveberg, Grueboka II: Gardene, Bind 1 (Grue kommune, 1949), p. 305.

Even married Kari Olsdtr and they had a son named Ole who took over the farm after his father.

Even Olsen HUSEBY (1711-1750)

Ole and Marte's son, Even, was born in 1711 and took over the farm from his father shortly after the latter's death in 1729. (Hveberg, 304.)

According the Grue parish records, Even was betrothed to Anne Olsdtr By, daughter of Ole Olsen By and Lisbet Arnesdtr Holmen, on 21 Nov 1733 and married on 29 Dec. Hveberg gives the date as 1734, but the parish records are probably more reliable in this case.


Detail of SAH, Grue prestekontor, Ministerialbok nr. 1, 1712-1748, s. 290-291.

Even and Anne named their first son, Ole, as tradition warranted. Even passed away late in 1750, his burial being recorded in the Grue parish records on 16 Dec. We currently have no record of Anne's burial.


Detail of SAH, Grue prestekontor, Ministerialbok nr. 2, 1749-1774, s. 31-32.

Ole Evensen HUSEBY (1734-1804)

Hveberg (304) informs us that Ole Evensen HUSEBY was born in 1735. However, the Grue parish records indicate that he was baptized on the 3rd Sunday in Advent in 1734 (12 Dec). So obviously Ole was born sometime before that.


Detail of SAH, Grue prestekontor, Ministerialbok nr. 1, 1712-1748, s. 304-305.

Ole married Eli Amundsdtr Mo (Hveberg, 304). Eli, the daughter of Amund Knutsen Mo and Marthe Jonsdtr Skytre, was baptized on the second Sunday of Easter in 1736 (8 Apr).


Detail of SAH, Grue prestekontor, Ministerialbok nr. 1, 1712-1748, s. 322-323.

Ole and Eli's marriage took place in 1765 (Hveberg, 305). The Grue parish records give the date as 22 Oct.


Detail of SAH, Grue prestekontor, Ministerialbok nr. 2, 1749-1774, s. 347-348.

The couple had at least four children: Amund (b. 1766), Even (b. 1769), Marthe (b. 1770), and Anne (b. 1775).

Apparently Ole was an "enterprising and clever man." (Hveberg, 305) If my translation is correct, he sold Eli's inheritance to her brother, Jon Amundsen Mo and then set out to be the sole owner. In 1795 he bought the farm of Mogens Larsen for 530 daler. Larsen, however, kept for himself the woods.

Ole and Eli both died in 1804 with Ole being buried on 25 Apr and Eli on 12 Jul.


Detail of SAH, Grue prestekontor, Ministerialbok nr. 4, 1792-1805, s. 225.


Detail of SAH, Grue prestekontor, Ministerialbok nr. 4, 1792-1805, s. 228.

Even Olsen HUSEBY (1769-1827)

Even was born in 1769 (Hveberg, 305). I searched in the Grue parish records but was unable to find an entry for his baptism. Even was betrothed to Anne Johansdtr Brynn (b. 1774) on 12 Aug 1796 and they were married on 26 Oct.


Detail of SAH, Grue prestekontor, Ministerialbok nr. 4, 1792-1805, s. 98.

Even and Anne had at least five children: Ole (b. 1796), Johan (b. 1798), Karen (b. 1802), Eli (b. 1806), and Anne (b. 1809). Hveberg (305) mentions six.

In 1816 Even was apparently subjected to a "silver tax." The record from Norway's Digitalarkivet is below.


NOBA, Norges Bank/Sølvskatten 1816*, 1816-1817, s. 19.

The Grue parish records indicate that Anne died on 28 Jul and was buried on 4 Aug 1819.


SAH, Grue prestekontor, Ministerialbok nr. 6, 1814-1830, s. 103.

Their second son, Johan, took over the farm in 1824 (Hveberg, 305). Even passed away on 27 Mar 1827 and was buried on 6 Apr according to the Grue parish records.


Detail of SAH, Grue prestekontor, Ministerialbok nr. 6, 1814-1830, s. 118.