Helene (Tørrisdatter) Johnson (1832 - 1873)

Helene Tørrisdatter was born on Jan. 16, 1832(# 7), Hystad farm, Stord, Hordaland County, Norway. She died on Mar. 3, 1873, Minnesota, USA. She was daughter of Tørris Jonsen Hystad and Kari Olsdatter Vatna. She married Mathias Johnson on Aug. 13, 1869, in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota. They had 2 children:

1. Johan Johnson, b. Abt. 1870,
2. Anna Carolina Johnson, b. 1873, d. 1938, m. May 23, 1889, Amund A. Jacobson. Find A Grave.

Helene's christening was held on Jan. 18, 1832(# 7) in Stord church, Hordaland County.

In the 1865 census Helene was living on Hystad farm in Stord together with her parents and her brother's John and Ole.

Helene her parents and her brother Ole emigrated from Bergen on Apr. 23, 1868 with the ship Ørnen(see # 287 - 290) and arrived in Quebec, Canada on June 6, 1868.

When she was married her name was written as "Helene Forisdater".

In the 1870 census Helene was living in Minnesota together with her husband and their son Johan. 1)

1) Ola Høyland: Stord Bygdebok 2, Gards- og Ættesoga, page 290.
Minnesota Official Marriage System
SAB, Stord Sokneprestembete, H/Haa: Parish register (official) no. A 6, 1826-1840, p. 66.