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• Location of the original Aas farm at and near Asen (3 KB)
  Half way between Vingelen and Tolga, Osten Aas farmed at the farm "Aas"(meaning the ridge)at or near the present site of Asen. The name of the region changed as the years went by: Aas - Vingelaasen - Vingelsasen - Asen
• Ancestral site location in Norway (10 KB)
  The original site is located in the present day county of Hedmark
• Oppistu farm (photo taken in 1925) (90 KB)
  When the Aas farm was split in 1650, Oppistu (meaning the upper)was given to Ola Ostensen. Through this branch came Ingeborg Estensen who married Ole Johnson in the mid 1800's. Their daughter, Christine, married Thore Estensen, my great grandfather on Ocotber 31, 1877 in Minnesota USA
• Nordistu farm (photo taken in 1925) (91 KB)
  The orginal Aas farm was split into two farms in 1650. Nordistu (meaning northern cottage or house) was given to Tore Ostensen. Through him my ancestors came, the Estensons
• Christine (nee:Johnson) Estenson (1856-1910) (7 KB)
  Christine married Thore Estenson and had four sons and one daughter. Christine was bedridden for over 20 years after having her last child. She could no longer walk!
• The Minnesota Norwegians of 1909 (204 KB)
  BACK ROW L-R:Oliver O Johnson,Clara Estenson,Emanuel Estenson,Olufine Olsen,Esten Johnson FRONT ROW: L-R:Stella(Graue)Estenson,Oscar Estenson holding Mildred (Estenson)Hiebert,Ole Johnson,Ingeborg (Estenson)Johnson (Ole's wife),Ida Jacobson,Clarence Jacobson and Alfred Jacobson Location: Jackson County Minnesota USA
• Thore and Christine Estenson's children (71 KB)
  L to R: Emanuel, Clara, Knute and Oscar Estenson. John is not in the picture
• John Adolph and Etta (nee:Forsyth) Estenson (34 KB)
  John Adolph Estenson was born on November 29, 1879 and died on September 3, 1957. He and Etta were married on February 26, 1906. They lived in Saskatchewan Canada most of their lives.
• In Dedication to Mildred Hiebert (1908-1998) (45 KB)
  I would like to dedicate this Estenson Home Page to Mildred (nee: Estenson) Hiebert who spent much of her adult life doing genealogy research on the Estenson tree. She even traveled to Norway in the late 1970's to search out her roots. More than 75% of this information came from her. It is hoped that through this web site I will be able to keep the Estenson legacy alive and up to date. She was a pioneer in the science of genealogy.

Family Tree Maker Reports and Trees

• Genealogy Report: Descendants of Ola Ostensen (Oppistu) Aas


• Genealogy Report: Descendants of Jon (Hodalen) Ostensen

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• Estenson Message Board - Ancestry.com
• Welcome to Norway Genealogy
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