Christian Tøgersen ^{2 3}

   Other names for Christian were Kristen Tøgersen Dramstad and Tøchersen.

  General Notes:

Christian bought the Skårud farm in Askim in 1798. He died on St. Hansdag in 1815, 56 years old. The churchbook says, "Gled udi Glomma og drugnet".

  Research Notes:

He is possibly the brother of Halvor Tøgersen of the Nord-Grøttvet farm in Askim.

He was 38 years old in the 1801 census. ⁴

Christian married Anne Olsdatter, daughter of Ole Villemsen Eidareng and Dorte Olsdatter, on 9 Oct 1789 in Askim, Østfold, Norway.¹ (Anne Olsdatter was born in 1772 and died in 1830.)

  Marriage Notes:

When they married they were recorded as Christian Tøgeresen Eringen og pige Anne Olsdatter Eringen.

In 1801 the family was on the Skårud farm in Askim. Christian was 38 years old and Anne was 29. Both were in their first marriage. They then had two children: Ole Christiansen was 8 years old, and Karen Christiansdatter was 1. ^{1 4}