John Torstensen
(Cir 1763-)
Kari Olsdatter
(Cir 1776-)
Thorsten Johnsen
(Cir 1798-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Anne Knutsdatter

Thorsten Johnsen 1 2

  • Born: Cir 1798, Eidskogen, Hedmark, Norway
  • Marriage: Anne Knutsdatter

   Another name for Thorsten was Torsten.

  General Notes:

He was 68 years old in the census for 1865.

In the census for 1801 he is found on the Trandem farm in Winger, Hedmark. He was 3 years old and living with his parents John Torstensen and Kari Olsdatter.


Thorsten married Anne Knutsdatter. (Anne Knutsdatter was born circa 1800 in Eidskogen, Hedmark, Norway.)


  Marriage Notes:

In the census for 1865 they were cottagers with land on the Magnordmoen farm in Eidskog, Hedmark. They had two sons with them, Thorsten and Karelius. Thorsten was unmarried and Karelius had his wife and three children with him. 1

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 Magnordmoen farm in Eidskog, Hedmark.

2 Ibid, The 1801 census for the Trandem farm in Winger, Hedmark.

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