Kristian Torkelsen Enger ²

   Another name for Kristian was Christian Thorchildsen.

  General Notes:

Kristian took over del 2 of the Enger farm in Askim after his father drowned in 1792.

Kristian married Anne Jonsdatter Oraug, daughter of Jon Svensen Rud and Sissel Olsdatter, on 5 Jan 1795 in Askim, Østfold, Norway.¹ (Anne Jonsdatter Oraug was born in 1770 and died in Jul 1816 in Enger, Askim, Østfold, Norway.)

  Marriage Notes:

Anne was a widow when she married Kristian.

They were living on the Enger farm in Askim in 1801. He was 25 and she was 31 years old. It was his first marriage and her second. Her brother, Christian Johnsen, was also living there. ³

Kristian next married Ragnhild Johannesdatter Haraldstad after 1816. (Ragnhild Johannesdatter Haraldstad was born circa 1792-1794 in Eidsberg, Østfold, Norway and died after 1865.)

  Marriage Notes:

In November 1819 they were recorded as Christian Torchelsen og Ragnild Johannesdatter Enger. ⁴