Christen Olsen ^{2 3}

   Other names for Christen were Christen Olsen Berg and Christen Olsen Hjelmark.

  General Notes:

His baptism record identifies his parents as Ole Larsen og Anne Pedersdatter Hielmark.

In the census for 1865 Christen was a 50 year old widower. He owned and farmed the Berg vestre farm in Eidsberg. He had 4 daughters and 4 sons with him.

  Noted events in his life were:

• He was a farmer and farm owner [Gaardbruger og Selveier] in 1865 in Berg Vestre, Eidsberg, Østfold, Norway.

Christen married Thore Maria Christensdatter on 14 Oct 1845 in Eidsberg, Østfold, Norway.¹ (Thore Maria Christensdatter was born circa 1822 and died before 1866.)

  Marriage Notes:

When they married they were recorded as Christen Olsen Hjelmark and Thore Maria Christensdatter Skofterud. He was 29 years old and she was 23. His father was recorded as Ole Larsen Hjelmark. Hers was Christen Ingebrandsen(?) Skofterud. ¹