Jens Holmboe was a Norwegian bailiff. He is notable for his role in the settling of Målselvdalen

Målselvdalen

Målselvdalen is the largest valley in Troms county, Norway. The river Målselva runs through the valley, ending in the Målselvfjorden. With a landscape reminiscent of that of Østerdalen, the valley was settled in the late eighteenth century by farmers from Østerdalen and Gudbrandsdalen. The bailiff...

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Personal life

He was born in Lesja

Lesja

Lesja is a municipality in Oppland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lesja....

 as the son of Hans Jenssen Holmboe (1721–1756) and Birgitte Marie Reinholtsdatter Ziegler (1723–1778).

In 1783 he married Anna Margrethe Irgens, who hailed from Tromsøe

Tromsø

Tromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Tromsø city is the ninth largest urban area in Norway by population, and the seventh largest city in Norway by population...

. The couple had twelve children. Their Even

Even Hammer Holmboe

-Personal life:He was born in Trondenes as the son of bailiff Jens Holmboe and his wife Anna Margrethe Irgens . He had several brothers and sisters. His brothers Hans and Leonhard Christian became involved in politics, so did his nephew Jens Holmboe.In 1823 he married Maren Johanne Rønning, who...

, Hans

Hans Holmboe

-Personal life:He was born in Trondenes as the son of bailiff Jens Holmboe and his wife Anna Margrethe Irgens . He had several brothers and sisters. His brothers Even and Leonhard Christian became involved in politics, so did his nephew Jens Holmboe.In 1825 he married Welgjerd Endriette Løberg,...

 and Leonhard Christian

Leonhard Christian Borchgrevink Holmboe

Leonhard Christian Borchgrevink Holmboe was a Norwegian priest and politician.-Personal life:He was born in Trondenes as the son of bailiff Jens Holmboe and his wife Anna Margrethe Irgens . He had several brothers and sisters...

 became involved in politics. Their son Michael Wide Holmboe was the father of politician Jens Holmboe

Jens Holmboe

Jens Holmboe was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. A jurist by education, he was a member of the Norwegian Parliament for five terms, and held several different government posts from 1874 to 1884.-Personal life:...

 and businessman Hans Conrad Holmboe

Conrad Holmboe

-Personal life:He was born in Tromsøe as the son of Michael Wide Holmboe and his wife Anna Rasch Schjelderup . He had several brothers and sisters...

, grandfather of painter Thorolf Holmboe

Thorolf Holmboe

Thorolf Holmboe was a Norwegian painter, illustrator and designer.He was born in Vefsn, in Nordland county, Norway as the oldest son of Othar Ervigius Holmboe and his wife Sofie Birgitte Andrea Hall. He had one brother, Othar, who also became a painter...

 and great-grandfather of Ragnhild Rød

Ragnhild Rød

Ragnhild Rød, née Ragnhild Gunnerson Welhaven was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.She was born in Kristiania as a son of clergyman Sven Rudolf Gunnerson and Elise Margrethe Cammermeyer Welhaven . Her father had americanized his name from Gundersen to Gunnerson, while working as...

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Career

Holmboe worked as a bailiff (fogd) in Senja

Senja

Senja is the second largest island in Norway . It is located along the Troms county coastline with Finnsnes as the closest town. Senja is connected to the mainland by the Gisund Bridge. The municipalities located on Senja are Lenvik , Berg, Torsken, and Tranøy...

 and Tromsøe

Tromsø

Tromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Tromsø city is the ninth largest urban area in Norway by population, and the seventh largest city in Norway by population...

 between 1781 and 1800. He made a lasting mark in the region, as he organized settling

Settling

Settling is the process by which particulates settle to the bottom of a liquid and form a sediment. Particles that experience a force, either due to gravity or due to centrifugal motion will tend to move in a uniform manner in the direction exerted by that force...

 in the Målselvdalen

Målselvdalen

Målselvdalen is the largest valley in Troms county, Norway. The river Målselva runs through the valley, ending in the Målselvfjorden. With a landscape reminiscent of that of Østerdalen, the valley was settled in the late eighteenth century by farmers from Østerdalen and Gudbrandsdalen. The bailiff...

 valley, in what would later become the municipalities of Målselv

Målselv

Målselv is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Moen. Some other villages include Andslimoen, Bardufoss, Alappmoen, Holmen, Fossmoen, and Heggelia...

 and Bardu

Bardu

Bardu is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Setermoen, the largest urban area in the municipality.Norway's largest military garrison is located at Setermoen...

. Farmers from the valleys Gudbrandsdalen and Østerdalen

Østerdalen

Østerdalen is a valley and traditional district in Hedmark County, in Eastern Norway. It consisting of the municipalities Rendalen, Alvdal, Folldal,Tynset, Tolga and Os in the north, Elverum, Stor-Elvdal, Engerdal, Trysil and Åmot in the south.-Geography:...

 moved north mainly between 1791 and 1800, and Jens Holmboe helped about forty families with supplies and funding. Topographically, Målselvdalen was and is similar to Østerdalen.

He died in 1804 in Ervik in Trondenes

Trondenes

Trondenes is a parish and a former municipality in Troms county in Norway. It is located along the Vågsfjorden in the present-day municipality of Harstad. Trondenes includes the majority of the island of Grytøya and part of the island of Hinnøya as well as some smaller islands...

. A bauta to commemorate him was raised there in 1964.