Elen Torsdatter Ilen ^{1 2 3}

   Another name for Elen was Elen Thordsdatter.

  Research Notes:

She was recorded as 37 years old in the census for 1865.

Elen married Karl Gundersen Frosterud, son of Gunder Paulsen Frosterud and Marte Pedersdatter Gurud, on 23 Apr 1853 in Askim, Østfold, Norway.¹ (Karl Gundersen Frosterud was born on 10 Dec 1824 in Frosterud, Askim, Østfold, Norway, christened on 13 Dec 1824 in Askim church, Askim, Østfold, Norway, died on 18 Dec 1904 in Frosterud, Askim, Østfold, Norway and was buried on 30 Dec 1904.)

  Marriage Notes:

When they married Carl was 28¼ years old and from the Frosterud farm in Askim. His father was Gunder Poulsen. Elen was 21¾ and from the Ihlen farm. Her father was Thord Jensen.

In the 1865 census they owned and farmed the Frosterud farm in Askim. Carl was 42 and Elen was 37 years old. They had their five surviving children with them: Gunder (12), Hans Peter (11), Johannes (7), Thorvald (5), and Oline (1). ^{1 4}