Reigstads of Osterøy

Updated December 2013

Descendants of Simon Bastesen Reigstad (1797-1888)

A data compilation by Colleen Knutson Cameron (1939-2008)

For descendant names, check the "Alpha List" link at the bottom of this page.

Welcome to the Reigstad Family Website! This site is for and about descendants of Simon Bastesen Stokke Reigstad and his two wives, Brita Andersdatter Kyrkje-Bruvik and Magdeli Steffensdatter Hausberg from the Norwegian Island of Osterøy.

At the International Reigstad Reunion held in Willmar, Minnesota, in July of 1999 it was suggested that we set up a website to maintain communications with the large number of family members who attended the event. It is hoped that relatives who could not be present there will locate and visit this site as well.

Here we will post any announcements we receive pertaining to future events. Any startling new discoveries regarding our heritage will be shared with you here also.

We would love to hear from all of you!

 
This is where our story begins. This is believed to be the house in Stokke where the patriarch Simon Bastesen was born. It has been modified and updated since that time. The 6 children of Simon and his first wife Brita Andersdatter were also born here. 
 
Simon moved his family to this house on the Reigstad farm in 1835, although it was not in this location then. The children of Simon and his second wife, Magdeli Steffensdatter, were born here. This house is still beautifully maintained and offers a nice view of the fjord below. The current owners, Johannes and Rakel Reigstad are shown in the foreground. 

A new link as been added: For a scenic tour of Osterøy take a look at the website of Espen Boee, written in Norwegian and English.

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