SOLVE ENGEBRETSEN ROSVALD (Engebret Roswell)

Utreist med/ Emigrated on: "Louis Phillippe" from Le Havre

Utreist til/ Emigrated to: Ashippun township, Dodge Co., Wisconsin - 1845.

Solve Engebretsen Rosvald:  He was born 1789 on the farm Rosvald in Gjerpen, Norway by parents Engebret Solvesen (b. 1742 died 1806) and Giøran Sondresdatter. He was baptised June 10 in Gjerpen church. He married Karen Gundersdatter, who died 48 years old, May 2, 1839. They had the following children:    Engebret                b. 1816 on Rosvald and died June 22, 1885. He had emigrated in 1843 and is mentioned there.    Gunder                   b. 1817 on Rosvald and married in America in 1845 to Maria Jacobsdatter Dyrendal. He died April 19, 1897.                                                  He emigrated with his parents in 1845.    Halvor                    b. 1819    Maren Kirstine      b. 1821    Halvor                    b. 1823 and died November 6, 1904. He emigrated in 1844 and is mentioned there.    Anne                      b. 1825 and died January 21, 1843.Karen Gundersdatter died and Solve re-married October 8, 1840 to Marthe Alfsdatter Krageto, with whom he emigrated. Shewas born in 1803 on the farm Krageto in Gjerpen by parents Alf Nielsen Krageto-ødegaarden and Margit Olsdatter.Solve Engebretsen died July 11, 1858

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