Simen Trondsen Heggen, b: 1588

^{1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession}
^{1735 Freedom of press established}
^{1740 Colony population = 1.5 million}
^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}

^{1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower}
^{1638 Printing press reaches America}
^{1664 English capture/rename New York}
^{1681 La Salle explores Louisiana}
^{1700 American colonies prosper}

^{1540 Spanish arrive in California}
^{1540 Coronado travels through Midwest}
^{1565 First colony St. Augustine}
^{1584 - 1588 Roanoke Island Colony}
^{1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement}



		^{Trond Heggen}^{b. d.1615}

	^{Simen Trondsen Heggen}^{b.1588 Follebu d.1671 Heggen}

^{Ole Simensen Heggen}^{b.1614 Gausdal, Norway d.1706 Søre F, Østre-Gausdal}		^{Sissel Kalstad}^{b. d.1624}

^{Amund Simensen Heggen}^{b.1639 Øyer, Norway d.1719}			^{Gunnar Amundsen Olstad}^{b.1546 Nordre Olstad d.1591}

		^{Amund Gunnarsen Olstad}^{b.1578 d.1645}

	^{Kari Amundsdtr Olstad}^{b.1590 Nørdre Olstad d.1679 Heggen}		^{Bjørn Olavsen Opsal}^{b.1550 Gausdal, Norway d.1622}

		^{Sigrid Bjørnsdtr Opsal}^{b.1575 Nørdre Opsal d.1649 Olstad}