Lena Gudbrandsen ^{1 2 3 4}

   Other names for Lena were Lina Bingen and Lina Gudbrandsdatter.

  General Notes:

In the census for 1865 Lina Gudbrandsen was 7 years old and living with her parents and siblings on the Hagebro farm in Trøgstad. Her parents were cottagers with land there.

In the census for 1900 Lina Bingen lived on the Rydningen (plads) farm in Sem, Vestfold. She was managing the house and the dairy. She was married and had 2 daughters and 2 sons with her. Her husband was not with them at the time. He was in Kristiania.

Lena married Johan Martinsen Bingen, son of Martin Pedersen Bingen and Marie Olsdatter, on 11 Mar 1887 in Trøgstad, Østfold, Norway.¹ (Johan Martinsen Bingen was born on 8 Nov 1863 in Bingen, Trøgstad, Østfold, Norway ⁵ and was christened on 9 Jan 1864 in Trøgstad, Østfold, Norway.)

  Marriage Notes:

They were not married when their first child Dagny was born. ¹