Anders Halvarson Helgøy

Anders Halvarson was born on November 20th, 1844.¹   Anders Halvarson's father was Halvor Johannesson Helgøy and his mother was Anne Sesilie Olsdatter Nesheim.  His paternal grandparents were Johannes Anderson Bjelland and Sofie Halvorsdatter Helgøy. He had five brothers and five sisters, named Johannes Halvorson, Ola Halvorson, Halvor Halvorson, Anders Halvorson, Ola Anders Halvorson, Sissel Halvardsdatter, Margrethe Halvorsdatter, Elen Karina Halvorsdatter, Anne Sesilie Halvorsdatter and Karen Kristine Halvorsdatter.  He was the third youngest of the eleven children. He had a half-brother and a half-sister, named Ola Halvorson and Sofie Halvorsdatter.  He died at the age of 2 on August 14th, 1847.¹