Niels Jensen
(Cir 1814-After 1865)
Maren Andersdatter
(Cir 1817-After 1865)
Jens Arnt Nilsen Bjørnevaagen
(1851-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Adolfine Josefa Olsdatter

Jens Arnt Nilsen Bjørnevaagen 1 2

  • Born: 1851, Glemminge, Østfold, Norway
  • Marriage: Adolfine Josefa Olsdatter

   Another name for Jens was Jens A. Nielsen.

  General Notes:

In the census for 1865 Jens A. was 16 years old and living with his parents and siblings on the Bjørnevaagen farm in Glemminge.

In the census for 1900 Jens Arnt Nils. Bjørnevaagen owned and farmed the Bjørnevaagen farm. He was married.


Jens married Adolfine Josefa Olsdatter, daughter of Ole P. Arvesen and Thorine Hansdatter. (Adolfine Josefa Olsdatter was born in 1855 in Tune, Østfold, Norway.)


  Marriage Notes:

In 1900 Jens Arnt and Adolfine Josefa owned and farmed the Bjørnevaagen farm in Glemminge. His sister Emma also lived with them. There were also 3 servants and 3 masons living on the farm, mostly from Sweden.

Sources


1 The Digitalarkivet Census for Norway, http://digitalarkivet.no/cgi-win/WebFront.exe?slag=vis&tekst=meldingar&spraak=e (A joint project between The National Archives of Norway, The regional Archive of Bergen and The Department of History, University of Bergen.), The 1865 census for the Bjørnevaagen farm in Glemminge.

2 Ibid, The 1900 census for the Bjørnevaagen farm in Glemminge.

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