Maren Helene Engebretsdatter ^{1 2 3 4 5}

   Other names for Maren were Maren Ingebretsdatter and Maren Ingebrigtsdatter.

  General Notes:

She was from vestre Askim.
She was 20 years old in the 1865 census.

  Research Notes:

Her year of birth was also recorded as 1847, but that would be the year of her christening. ⁶

Maren married Johan Hansen Auten, son of Hans Johannesen Auten and Kristine Andersdatter Massengen, on 29 Dec 1876 in Askim, Østfold, Norway.¹ (Johan Hansen Auten was born on 28 Dec 1841 in Auten, Askim, Østfold, Norway, christened on 1 Jan 1842 in Askim, Østfold, Norway, died on 5 Oct 1912 and was buried on 12 Oct 1912.) The cause of his death was pneumonia [lungebetennelse].

  Marriage Notes:

They were living on the Hobbel farm in Askim when their daughter Maria was born in March 1887.

In the census for 1900 they owned and farmed the Hobøl (bnr. 1, 2) farms in Askim. They had four daughters and a son with them. ^{4 6}