Christen Svendsen Rød ^{1 2 3 4}

   Another name for Christen was Christen Svendsen Høie Rød.

  General Notes:

Christen anställdes som gårdbruker N.-Høie og Rød.

  Research Notes:

His year of birth is also recorded as 1754.

  Noted events in his life were:

• He was a dragoon [Dragon].

Christen married Gunhild Jørgensdatter, daughter of Jørgen Gundersen and Mari Torgautsdatter. (Gunhild Jørgensdatter was born in 1751 in Nord-Høie, Eidsberg, Østfold, Norway and died in 1789.)

Christen next married Anne Klemmetsdatter Garsegg, daughter of Klemmet Rasmussen Garsegg and Katrine Torgautsdatter Langnes, on 7 Jul 1791 in Eidsberg, Østfold, Norway. (Anne Klemmetsdatter Garsegg was born in 1771 in Vest-Garsegg, Eidsberg, Østfold, Norway and died in 1856.)

  Marriage Notes:

In the 1801 census Christen Svendsen and Anna Clemetsdatter lived on the Høye Nordre farm which they owned in Eidsberg. He was 47 years old and in his second marriage; she was 30 and in her first. They had four children with them: Engbreth Christensen, 16 years old; "Ingeborg Christensen", 12 yrs; Gunild Christensdatter, 9 yrs; and Ragnild Christensdatter, 6 years old. There were also two servants with them. Two other families also lived on the farm. ⁵