Some time ago, I posted information about my great grandmother's sister
Velgjerd Leikvold (Velgerd, Veljerd)
Velgjerd Leikvold (Velgerd, Veljerd)
She was born in Norway on April 19, 1856.
I told of the sad story of Veljerd and her death at a very
young age following childbirth.
Velgjerd married Andre Ellingboe when she was only 19.
In 1876 Velgjerd gave birth to a baby girl, also named Velgjerd.
There were problems, and the baby was baptized at birth.
The new mother and her baby daughter died on May 22, 1876
The Leikvold family had quite a few pictures of their family, but I never could find one
of Veljerd. There were pictures of the whole family, pictures of the girls, pictures of
just one of the girls at graduation or confirmation, but nothing found of Veljerd.
Well, don't you suppose, there was one I found on the internet that was labeled as
"Andre and his first wife Veljerd"
How exciting is that! While there is a possibility that it is not my ancestor,
it seems as though it is a very strong possibility that it is. (And who would
ever know if it wasn't? 😀
Here it is:
of Veljerd. There were pictures of the whole family, pictures of the girls, pictures of
just one of the girls at graduation or confirmation, but nothing found of Veljerd.
Well, don't you suppose, there was one I found on the internet that was labeled as
"Andre and his first wife Veljerd"
How exciting is that! While there is a possibility that it is not my ancestor,
it seems as though it is a very strong possibility that it is. (And who would
ever know if it wasn't? 😀
Here it is:
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