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Ingebrikt Berntsen Singsås

(1830 - 1872)

Ingebrigt Digre (1962) was asked how there was both an Ingebrigt 1870 and Ingebrigt 1872 in the family. His response follows - there were actually 3 Ingebrigt's. The sequence of birth is defined here and not as listed by the genealogy program.
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I asked my father Ingmund Digre and here is the story.
It is usually that children got their names from their grandparents, therefore Ingebrigt 1870.
Ingebrigt 1872 was born after his father died and got name from him.

Here is the family of Inbrekt Berntsen Singsaas and Enge Ingebrigtdatter Fløttumsrønning (Ref. The Singsaas Book)
1 Bernt
2 Kirsti died as baby
3 Ingebrigt died 7 years old
4 Kirsti died 18 years old
5 Ingeborg b1867 m w Hans Eyvindsen Langøyen
6 Ingebrigt b1870 my great grandfather
7 Ingebrigt b 1872 travel to Amerika
8 Nils from father Per Arntsen Rød
Ingebrigt b 1870 moved and purchase the place Digre or (Digregrind) and changed his name to Digre.
The place named Singsaas has changed to Singsås over the years. But the surnames did not changed so fast.

Events

Birth1830
Death1872

Families

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