In the 1865 census Buskerud, Drammen - Strømsø there is Martinius Jørgens. 20y. b. Skauger, smith (blacksmith) apprentice.
Working for Otto Breda Grønneberg 27y. and carriage manufacturer
His death was by strangulation in some sort of accident. Source:
>Microfische of:
>Churchbook (Klokkerbok nr 3/Parish clerks book no3) of Strømsø/Drammen
>1894 - 1904
>Page 316, Line 60
>
>Ægtemand(Husband)/Vognfabrikant(Coach maker?)
>Martinius Jørgensen Wold , born 1846 in Skoger
>
>Address: Fremgaden (Strømsø)
>Death: September 5th 1898
>Burial/funeral: September 10th 1898
>
>Cause of death: Kvelning (Ikke selvmord) - Strangulation (NOT suicide)
He had 7 children that came to the US in 1902. four of them settled in Milwaukee and three settled in Washington. Martinius had a carriage shop in Drammen. After he passed away, around 1899 Elise (his wife) sold the business and brought everyone to the USA.
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