Mari Hansdatter ^{1 2 3}

   Other names for Mari were Marie and Masengen.

  General Notes:

She was from the Veggerplads farm in the Tomter annex of Hobøl, Østfold. Her father was Hans Bentzen Veggerplads.

Mari married Anders Johnsen, son of John Andersen Hobøl and Helene Christensdatter Mørktvedt, on 20 Apr 1874 in Askim, Østfold, Norway.¹ (Anders Johnsen was born on 15 Oct 1849 in Hobøl, Askim, Østfold, Norway and was christened on 25 Nov 1849 in Askim, Østfold, Norway.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Alt Marriage: ³ Marriage Notes: In the census for 1900 they lived on and farmed the Østby (bnr. 3) farm in Askim. They had a daughter, a son, a fosterdaughter, and a fosterson with them: Anna, Henrik, Karen M Olsen (born 1891, Kristiania), and Paul Josef Hansen (born 1898, Kristiania). There were also two swedish farmhands living on the farm.

  Marriage Notes:

They also had a fosterson, Paul Hansen, who was born in 1898 in Kristiania and was raised in the family.

In the census for 1900 Anders Johnsen and Mari Hansdatter were married. They owned and farmed the Østby farm in Askim. With them were their daughter Anna, their son Henrik, a fosterdaughter Karen M. Olsen (1891, Kristiania), and a fosterson Paul Josef Hansen (1898, Kristiania). There were also two farmhands from Sweden living there. ^{3 4}