NIELS OLSEN MAURAASEN

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

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

Niels Olsen Mauraasen: He was born August 6, 1819 on the farm Mauraasen under Tufte in Gjerpen. His parents wereOle Jansen and Ingeborg Engebretsdatter. He was baptised in Gjerpen church August 29th. He married Karen Susanne Jensdatter, who was born Sept 3, 1826 on Hove under Østre Gisholt in Solum by parents Jens Jensen and Marte Marie Abrahamsdatter. She was baptised in Solum church October 8th. Niels and Karen Susanne had 4 children:    Olaus               b. June 25, 1850    Jens Martin    b. Sept 29, 1854. Died June 16, 1857.    Marine            b. June 13, 1857    Ingeborg Kirtsine    b. Sept 12, 1860Karen Susanne had emigrated from Solum in 1847 and she died Oct 1st, 1879 and is buried in Ashippun Luth. Cemetery.

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