Brede Eriksen SANDER (1779-1862)

The Grue parish records show the baptism of Erik and Eli's son, Brede Eriksen SANDER in Mar 1779. Ancestry.com (Norway, Select Baptisms, 1634-1927) confirms the date as 21 Mar 1779.


SAH, Grue prestekontor, Parish register (official) no. 3, 1774-1792, p. 112-113.

On 3 Jan 1808 Brede married Anne Larsdtr Skaare, the daughter of Lars Pedersen Skaare and Eli Olsdtr Digernes. She was born on 25 Jan 1784 and baptized on 22 Feb (See entry #16).


SAH, Grue prestekontor, Ministerialbok nr. 3, 1774-1792, s. 248-249.

Brede and Anne had six children: Lars, Eli, Erik, Brede, Ole, and Maren. For their vital information please refer to the family group sheet below.


Family group sheet. Brede Eriksen SANDER (1779-1862). Image courtesy of Williams Family Pages.

The bygdebok for Brandval [Brandval-Boka II], mentions that in 1831, the widow Anne Arnesdatter deeded the property of Nord-Sjøli Søndre to Brede Eriksen Sander for 500 spd. He sold it again to his son, Lars Bredesen, in 1845 (Mandt, 1968: 512). Some of Lars' offspring would adopt the surname "Sjøli" which was then anglicized to "Shirley."

Brede's wife, Anne, died on 1 Apr 1848 and was buried on the 13th (See entry #56).


SAH, Grue prestekontor, Ministerialbok nr. 8, 1847-1858, s. 282.

Brede died on 8 Apr 1862 at the ripe old age of 83 and was buried on the 17th (Ancestry.com: Norway, Church Records, 1812-1938; See entry #56).


SAH, Grue prestekontor, Ministerialbok nr. 9, 1859-1863, s. 265.