My 5th-great-grandfather, Tønnes Ingebretsen, son of Engelbret Olsen & Anna Dorthea Torbiornsdatter, was born 31 October 1753 in Arendal, Norway, and died 30 October 1808 in Brevik, Norway. He married 8 June 1778 in Arendal, Kristin Kristensdatter, who was born c. 1750 in Brevik, and died there 28 January 1831, daughter of Kristen Pedersen & Stine Jeppsdatter.
We visited Brevik, Norway, briefly, in May 2015.
Brevik is regarded as one of the best preserved towns from the sailing ship era. The town is located on the far end of Eidanger peninsula (Eidangerhalvøya), and was a former export centre for ice and timber.
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Tønnes was working as a ship’s carpenter in 1801 and owned his own house in Brevik. The 1801 Census for Ejdanger, Brevig County, Brevig Parish, LAdestædet Brevig Sokn (subparish); Farm/house 216 records that Kristin & Tønnes were the parents of five seafaring sons:
1. Ingebrecth Tønnesen, born about 1779 in Brevik.
2. Ole Tønnesen, born about 1781 in Brevik.
3. Nicolaj Tønnesen, born about 1783 in Brevik.
4. Hans Mathias Tønnesen (my 4th-great-grandfather), born in Brevik before 2 April 1786, the date he was baptized, died 4 December 1850 in Flekkefjord (Vest-Agder) Norway. He married 5 July 1810 in Brevik, Dorthea Larsdatter, who was born before 20 April 1786 in Stokkesund, Brunlanes (Vestfold) Norway, and died 7 November 1879 in Brevik, daughter of Lars Kristensen and Maria Olsdatter. Hans & Dorthea were the parents of eight children.
5. Jørgen Tønnesen, born about 1789 in Brevik.
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