Anders Jensen (1770 - 1819)

Born 1770 in Vestre Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norge

Ancestors

Died 7 Apr 1819 at about age 49 in Vestre Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norge

Biography

Anders Jensen was born in Norway

Anders was born in 1770 at Vestsida, Porsgrunn.^[1] He was the son of Jens Tollefsen and Karen Aadnesdatter.^[1]

In the 1801 census at Klyve østre, Solum, the 31 years old Anders Jensen is listed as unmarried "Vandfør and Almisselem" (handicapped, alms taker) with his mother Karen Andersdatter.^[2]

He was confirmed on 2 October 1803 in Porsgrunn.^[3]

He died on 7 April 1819 at Vestsida, Porsgrunn.^[4] He never married and had no children.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Porsgrunn parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-104/F/Fa/L0001: Parish register (official) no. 1 (Vestre Porsgrunn), 1764-1814. Chronological list page 38-39. 23 Dec 1770: confirmeret Jens Tollefsen og Karen Larsdatters hiemmedøbte barn Anders. Test: Tosten Isaachsen, Niels Povelsen, Svend Willumsen, Enken Dorthe Povelsdatter, pigen Gøge Erichsdatter.
2. ↑ Scanned Norwegian Census records at Digitalarkivet. Year 1801 census. Solum parish, Telemark. RA/EA-4070/J/Jd/L0029 page 176b-177a. "Klyve Østre" (forts.) Household no. 33: Enke Karen Andersdatter.
3. ↑ Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Porsgrunn parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-104/F/Fa/L0001: Parish register (official) no. 1 (Vestre Porsgrunn), 1764-1814. Confirmations page 266-267. 2 Oct 1803 (12) Anders Jensen, vestre Porsgrund, 30 aar.
4. ↑ Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Porsgrunn parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-104/F/Fa/L0004: Parish register (official) no. 4, 1814-1828. Deaths and Burials page 108. Død 7 Apr 1819, begravet 11 Apr 1819: Anders Jensen, af Almisselemmernes Tal i vestre Porsgrund, 50 aar.