Elen Rasmusdatter Linga (Abt. 1652 - 1732)

Elen Rasmusdatter was born abt. 1652 on Ivarshus farm, Strandebarm, Hordaland County, Norway. She died in 1732 on Bolstad farm, Hålandsdalen, Os, Hordaland County, Norway. She was daugther of the priest Rasmus Pedersen and Magdalena Christine Lauritsdatter Galte. Elen married Jan Jansen Mentz Bolstad on June 18, 1693 in Hålandsdalen Church, Os, Hordaland County, Norway. They had 3 children:

1. Elen Jansdatter Mentz Bolstad, b. 1695, d. Oct. 3, 1782, m. June 25, 1713, Knut Knutsen Eide.
2. Rasmus Jansen Mentz Bolstad, b. , d. 1721, m. 1717, widow Eli Bårdsdatter Eide.
3. Herborg Jansdatter Mentz Bolstad, b. 1692, d. 1753, m. 1710, Hans Torgilsen Bolstad.

Between 1688 - 1693 Elen and her sister Elisabeth (Lisbeth) were living on Håbrekke farm, Strandebarm, Hordaland County, Norway.

Elen's burial was held on July 8, 1732 in Hålandsdalen church. 1)

1) Næss Anders and Olav Kolltveit: Strandebarm og Varaldsøy i gamal og ny tid 1, Bygdesoga, page 359-360.
Skaathun O. B.: Soga for Fusa og Hålandsdalen 3, page 241.
SAB, Os sokneprestembete*, Parish register (official) no. A 3, 1669-1760, p. 54.
SAB, Os sokneprestembete*, Parish register (official) no. A 3, 1669-1760, p. 22.