AKSEL ANTON ANDERSEN SMEBY Born: Nov. 21, 1845.
Anton was an engineer at Lillehammer Steam Sawmill and Planery. March 16, 1916 an article was written about his 40 years of service there. Anton and Nick Andersen (brothers), whose parents were very poor, were taken in as small boys by the Smeby’s. (Nick changed his name to Johnson and sailed to America settling in Albert Lea, MN.) There he worked in a hardware store. Died: Feb. 9, 1921, Lillehammer, Norway. Married: Kari Hattebol Born: Feb. 4, 1851, Ostre Toten, Norway, Bap: April 17, 1851. Conf: Oct. 6, 1867 Hoff Ch. Died: Aug. 13, 1912. Lillehammer, Norway. Kari found it very difficult when five of her children left for America.
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Anton Andersen (Smeby) – DOB: 11/21/1845, POB: Holje-Odegaard (both farm names 4 Km south of Lena), Vestre Toten, Norway, Died 02/09/1921 Lillehammer, Norway. (NOTE: Anton Parents: Father- Anders Johannesen born 1809, Hundseie, Vardal (Gjovik) Norway. Died 02/19/1873 Ostre Toten, Norway and buried in Balke Church. Ander’s parents: Father Johan Knudsen, mother unknown. Anton Mother- Malli Andersdatter born 1813 in Valdres Vestre Toten Norway. Anton married Kari summer of 1873, Nes Church, Hedmark (close to Hamar), Norway. Anton and his brother Christian Nicolaus Andersen were adopted by the Smeby Family while they worked on the Smeby Farm in Ostre Toten Norway. This farm is about 2 Km west of Bilitt. Nicolaus Andersen Smeby changed his name to Nick Johnson when he immigrated to America. Anders and Malli had five children (Possibly seven) and some came to America and used the name “Johannesen, Johannsen or Johansen and Johnson”. Malli’s parents: Father – Anders Thomassen, Mother – Malli Trondsdatter. The use of “eie” means possession, as in a cotter connected with a farm.)
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Kari Haagensdtr (Engeli Hattebol) – DOB: 02/04/1851, POB: Ostre Toten Norway, Died 08/13/1912 Lillehammer, Norway. (NOTE: Anton and Kari had eleven children of which five immigrated to USA. Kari’s parents: Father – Haagen Olsen (Billet) born 05/01/1823, Kjellseie, Ostre Toten Norway, died 03/18/1902 Valley City, North Dakota with last name of “Billet” from Ostre Toten Norway, Mother – Tonette (Thonette) Kristiansdatter Rognstadstuen born 01/02/1822 Ostre Toten, Norway, died 12/8/1904 Valley City, North Dakota. Haagen and Thonette had nine children and emigrated to ND USA in 1885.They changed their last name to Billet in USA to reflect the town in Norway where they came from – Bilitt. Naming conventions in “old days” Norway: Every child was given a first name and then followed by the patronymic and then followed by the place the child was born or living on when baptized. If the parents moved to another location that name would be added when the child was confirmed. SO: Kari (first name), Haagensdatter (the patronymic), Engeli (place where she was born on or living when baptized), and Hattebol (location name where they lived when she was confirmed). Because patronymics were so common, people added their address (farm name) for clarification. Anton and Kari are buried next to one another in the Lillehammer Cemetery.)
Children: 11, 2nd generation
S-A. MARIE (MARY) SMEBY emg, Born: Nov. 19, 1873, Died: Sep. 20, 1944
Children: 8
S-B. ALFRED AXEL. SMEBY emg, Born: Apr. 16, 1875, Died: July 12, 1952
Children: 8
S-C. HELGE (TONY) SMEBY, Born: June 9, 1877 Died: June 11, 1941
Children: 2
S-D. TOLLINE (LENA) SMEBY, Born: July 29, 1878 Died: Dec. 4, 1955
Children: 6
S-E. AKSEL SMEBY Born: Nov. 17, 1881 Died: Oct. 1949
Children: 7
S-F. KLARA SMEBY Born: Apr. 19, 1884 Died: May 25, 1955
Children: 3
S-G. IVER NORDAHL SMEBY emg, Born: June 9, 1887, Died: 1957
Children: 1
S-H. ALVILDE SMEBY Born Dec.16, 1892 Died: Oct. 19, 1962
Children: 1
S-I. BORGHILD SOFIE SMEBY Born: Feb. 12, 1895 Died: Apr. 7, 1968
Children: 1
S-J. HARALD SMEBY Born: ca 1897, Died: ca 1960’s
Single:
S-K. HILDA CHARLOTTE SMEBY Born: June 24, 1899, Died: Nov. 27, 1974
Married: Johan Larsen Born 1900.
Children: 5
S-K-1 Twin Lived
S-K-2 Twin Died at birth
S-K-3 Lilly Johanne Larsen Married Robert Hagen
S-K-4 Oyvind Reider Larsen
S-K-5 Svein Aage Larsen Lives around the Lillehammer area of Norway.
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