Kristen Andersen 1 2 3
Another name for Kristen was Christen Anderssen. General Notes: His was christened when the family lived on the Kykkelsruddalen farm in Askim. Kristen married Karen Christiansdatter. (Karen Christiansdatter was born circa 1834 in Spydeberg, Østfold, Norway.) Marriage Notes: In the census for 1865 Christen and Karen owned and farmed the Sangen farm in Spydeberg. They had a son and 3 daughters with them. Also living with them were Christen's widowed mother and his sister. 2 |
1 Ulf Grøndahl, Gårdshistorie for Askim (Bind 3) (Askim, Norway, 1987.), pp. 212, 252.
2 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 Sangen farm in Spydeberg.
3 Ibid, Askim: 1817-1846, Klokkerbok.
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