Maren Christensdatter ^{1 2}

   Another name for Maren was Maren Kristensdatter.

  General Notes:

She was 5 years old in the census for 1865. ³

Maren married Thorvald Olsen Mellegaard, son of Ole Torsen Ilen and Berte Andreasdatter, on 10 Jan 1884 in Trøgstad, Østfold, Norway. (Thorvald Olsen Mellegaard was born on 3 Jan 1859 in Trøgstad, Østfold, Norway.)

  Marriage Notes:

They were living on the Sukken søndre farm in Trøgstad in the census for 1900. At that time they had 4 sons and a daughter. They were still on Sukken in September 1901 when their son Torstein Magnus was baptised.

They were living on the Mellegaard farm in Trøgstad in October 1902 when their son August Botolf was confirmed, and in September 1906 when their daughter Ruth Helene was baptised. In October 1904, when their son Axel was confirmed, they were living on the Sukken farm. In October 1906 they were on Mellegaard. ^{2 4}