Background
He was born in Lesja as the son of Hans Jenssen Holmboe (1721–1756) and Birgitte Marie Reinholtsdatter Ziegler (1723–1778).
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Jens Holmboe
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He is notable for his role in the settling of Målselvdalen. Holmboe worked as a bailiff (fogd) in Senja and Tromsøe between 1781 and 1800. He made a lasting mark in the region, as he organized settling in the Målselvdalen valley, in what would later become the municipalities of Målselv and Bardu.
Farmers from the valleys Gudbrandsdalen and Østerdalen 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.
A bauta to commemorate him was raised there in 1964.
