Peder Ingebrigtsen Berge 1842-1904

I have been corresponding with a gentleman in Norway named Arne and he has graciously been researching family connections for me (for my family as well as Ron's). The following information was sent to me by him.

Peder Ingebrigtsen Berge came from the farm Berge in Innvik (earlier written Indvigen) in Nordfjord, Sogn and Fjordane county. If you have a Norway map, you'll find the district between the bigger cities Bergen and Trondheim.

In the Census for 1865, living on the farm Berge, Indvigen we have:

Ingebrigt Bentsen, housefather, farmer and selfowner, married, 63 years, b. in Gloppen.
2 horses, 16 cattle, 40 sheep, 1 pig. Growing barley, oats and potatoes.
Marthe Pedersdatter, his wife, married, 68 years, born in Indvigen.
Peder Ingebrigtsen, their son, unmarried, 24 years, b. Indvigen
Synneve Ingebrigtsdatter, their daughter, married, 31 years, b. Indvigen
Ole Larssen, her son, 5 years, b. Indvigen
Eli Larsdatter, her daughter, 1 year, b. Indvigen
Ingebrigt Bentsen, housefather's fosterson, 6 years, b. Gloppen
Ole Ingebrigtsen, housefather's oldest son, married, 40 years, b. Indvigen
helping his father with the farm.
Brithe Pedersdatter, his wife, married, 42 b. Indvigen
Marthe Olsdatter, their daughter, 13 years, b. Indvigen
Magrethe Olsdatter, their daughter, 9 years, b. Indvigen
Ingebrigt Olsen, their son, 6 years, b. Indvigen
Peder Olsen, their son, 1/2 year, b. Indvigen
Marthe Jensdatter, servant maid unmarried, 22 years
Ingebor Olsdatter, lægdslem, unmarried, 73 years.

(Lægdslem is a poor person and the farmers had the duty to take turns supporting them.)

Peder's christening is in the church record number four, Innvik:
"Born 19 May and christened 29 May 1842: Peder.
Parents: Farmer Ingebrigt Bentsen and Marthe Pedersdatter, Berge."

Arne found Peder's confirmation in Innvik 4 July 1858 with a note: "Quite good knowledge in Christianity, very diligent."

Peder's Emigration:

Registration in emigrant protocols started first in 1876, but people were registered in the church books when they left the parish.

Arne found Peder's registration in Innvik church record:

"19 May 1869: Bachelor Peder Ingebriktsen Berge, 27 years old, to America."

There were in all 31 persons from this region registered to leave for America that day, so Peder had company by many acquainted people, maybe also relatives. The day of registration doesn't mean that they left the country that day, but I think shortly afterwards.