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Jens Larsen (1745 - 1801)

Jens Larsen aka Aafosstrand, Suttervik
Born in Aafosstrand under Aafoss, Solum, Telemark, Norgemap
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Husband of — married 10 Oct 1769 in Solum, Telemark, Norgemap
Husband of — married 27 Jan 1774 in Solum, Telemark, Norgemap
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Died at about age 56 in Skotfossen, Solum, Telemark, Norgemap
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Biography

Norwegian Native
Jens Larsen was born in Norway
This profile is part of the Solum, Telemark, Norway One Place Study.

Jens was born in 1745 at Aafosstrand, Solum.[1] He was the son of Lars Arnesen Aafosstrand and Johanne Torsdatter.[1][2][3]

He was confirmed on 27 February 1763 in Solum.[4]

He married Karen Arnesdatter (daughter of Arne Tallachsen Graaten and Sara Jonsdatter) on 10 October 1769 in Solum.[5]

He married Anne Margrete Rasmusdatter (daughter of Rasmus Christensen Langeland / Kastet and Anne Larsdatter) on 27 January 1774 in Solum.[6]

In the 1801 census at Elset, Solum, the 56 years old Jens Laersen is listed as "Huusmand med Jord" (cotter with land) in his second marriage to Anne Margrethe Rasmusdatter.[7]

Name Age Fam.pos. Marr.status Occupation
Jens Laersen 56 Mand I 2det ægteskab Huusmand med jord
Anne Margrethe Rasmusdatter 50 Hans kone I 1te ægteskab  
Karen Johanne Jensdatter 26 Deres børn Ugift  
Laers Jensen 24 Deres børn    
Anders Jensen 21 Deres børn    
Christen Jensen 16 Deres børn    
Anne Kirstine Jensdatter 14 Deres børn    
Johanne Jensdatter 12 Deres børn    
Arne Jensen 10 Deres børn    
Anne Magrethe Jensdatter 8 Deres børn    

He died later in 1801, when he drowned in the Skotfoss waterfall.[8]

12 children are known:

  1. Johanne Marie Jensdatter, born in 1771.[9] Died young.
  2. Karen Johanne Jensdatter, born in 1774.[10]
  3. Lars Jensen, born in 1777.[11]
  4. Rasmus Jensen, born in 1778.[12] Died young.
  5. Anders Jensen, born in 1780.[13]
  6. Rasmus Jensen, born in 1783.[14]
  7. Christen Jensen, born in 1785.[15]
  8. Anne Kirstine Jensdatter, born in 1787.[16] Died young.
  9. Johanne Jensdatter, born in 1789.[17]
  10. Arne Jensen, born in 1791.[18]
  11. Anne Margrete Jensdatter, born in 1793.[19]
  12. Maren Jensdatter, born in 1797.[20] Died young.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Solum parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-306/F/Fa/L0002: Parish register (official) no. I 2, 1713-1761. Births and Christenings page 80. 7 Mar 1745: Lars Arnesøns og Johanne Thorsdatters barn Jens. Faddere: Isach Aafos, Anders Omdall, Peder Jonsøn, Maren Sutervigen, Gunnild Thorsdatter.
  2. ↑ Scanned Norwegian Probate records at Digitalarkivet. Nedre Telemark Sorenskriveri SAKO/A-135/H/Hb/Hba/L0016, 1785-1792 page 390b. Åfosstrand under Åfoss i Solum 1 Jun 1787: Johanne Torsdatter.
  3. ↑ Scanned Norwegian Probate records at Digitalarkivet. Nedre Telemark Sorenskriveri SAKO/A-135/H/Hb/Hba/L0017, 1792-1800 page 130a. Åfosstrand under Åfoss i Solum 11 Jan 1794: Lars Arnesen.
  4. ↑ Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Solum parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-305/A/Aa/L0002: Ministerial journal, 1743-1791. Confirmations, image 149 (unpaginated). 27 Feb 1763 (1) Jens Larsøn Afosstranden 16 aar.
  5. ↑ Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Solum parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-306/F/Fa/L0003: Parish register (official) no. I 3, 1761-1814. Betrothals and Weddings page 196-197. (10 Oct 1769): Jens Larsøn Aafosstranden og Karen Arnesdatter Graaten. Forlovere Halvor Leerodden og Jens Omdahl. (Viede i huset etter kongelig bevilling av 26. mai 1769)
  6. ↑ Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Solum parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-306/F/Fa/L0003: Parish register (official) no. I 3, 1761-1814. Betrothals and Weddings page 200-201. (trolovede 28 Nov 1773, viede 27 Jan 1774): Jens Larsen Suttervigen, enkem. og Anne Margrethe Rasmusdatter, pige. Forlovere: Jens Omdahl og Tyge Omdahl.
  7. ↑ Scanned Norwegian Census records at Digitalarkivet. Year 1801 census. Solum parish, Telemark. RA/EA-4070/J/Jd/L0029 page 184b-185a. "Elsæth" Household no. 11: Husmann med jord Jens Larsen. (NB: Fortsetter på neste side)
  8. ↑ Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Solum parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-306/F/Fa/L0003: Parish register (official) no. I 3, 1761-1814. Deaths and Burials page 246-247. 21 Jun 1801 Solum: Jens Larsen Syttervigen omkom i Schotfossen 54 aar.
  9. ↑ Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Solum parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-306/F/Fa/L0003: Parish register (official) no. I 3, 1761-1814. Births and Christenings page 20-21. 13 Jan 1771: Johanne Marie, foreldre Jens Larsen og Karen Arnesdatter Sutervigen. Faddere: Birte Nielsdatter Leerodden, Birte Marie Larsdatter Aafosstranden, Jens Nielsen Omdahl, Tyge Omdahl, Christen Melfald, Tallach Arnesen Graaten.
  10. ↑ Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Solum parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-306/F/Fa/L0003: Parish register (official) no. I 3, 1761-1814. Births and Christenings page 30-31. 27 Nov 1774: Et Pigebarn kaldet Karen Johanna, foreldre Jens Larsen Syttervig og Anna Magrethe Rasmusdatter. Faddere: Anna Andersdatter Omdahl, Anna Jacobsdatter Gierpen, Søren Houchenæs, Niels Lerodden, Tosten Christensen Molhougen.
  11. ↑ Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Solum parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-306/F/Fa/L0003: Parish register (official) no. I 3, 1761-1814. Births and Christenings page 36-37. 9 Feb 1777: Et Drengebarn kaldet Lars, foreldre Jens Larsen Syttervig og Anna Rasmusdatter. Faddere: Magrethe Hentea, Ragnil Rasmusdatter, Thyge Omdahl, Arne Rugla, Christen Rasmussen.
  12. ↑ Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Solum parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-306/F/Fa/L0003: Parish register (official) no. I 3, 1761-1814. Births and Christenings page 40-41. 11 Oct 1778: Et Drengebarn kaldet Rasmus Anders, foreldre Jens Larsen Suttervig og Anna Magrethe Rasmusdatter. Faddere: Mari Aafosstrand, Maren Aafos, Lars Aafosstrand, Matthis Vadrette, Jens Johannesen.
  13. ↑ Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Solum parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-306/F/Fa/L0003: Parish register (official) no. I 3, 1761-1814. Births and Christenings page 44-45. 30 Jul 1780: Et Drengebarn kaldet Anders, foreldre Jens Larsen Syttervig og Anna Magrethe Rasmusdatter.
  14. ↑ Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Solum parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-306/F/Fa/L0003: Parish register (official) no. I 3, 1761-1814. Births and Christenings page 52-53. 19 Jan 1783: Et Drengebarn kaldet Rasmus, foreldre Jens Larsen Syttervigen og Anna Maria Rasmusdatter. Faddere: Mari Pollen, Karen Johanne Aafosstranden, Lars Matthiesen, Anders Kaste, Christen Caste.
  15. ↑ Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Solum parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-306/F/Fa/L0003: Parish register (official) no. I 3, 1761-1814. Births and Christenings page 60-61. 17 Apr 1785: Et Drengebarn kaldet Christen, foreldre Jens Larsen Syttervig og Magrethe Rasmusdatter. Faddere: Anna Rougla, Kari Pollen, Thor Hentea, Jacob Rasmussen, Abraham Biørkøen.
  16. ↑ Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Solum parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-306/F/Fa/L0003: Parish register (official) no. I 3, 1761-1814. Births and Christenings page 68-69. 3 Jun 1787: Et Pigebarn kaldet Anna Kistine, foreldre Jens Larsen Syttervigen og Magrethe Rasmusdatter. Faddere: Maria Aafosstranden, Birthe Larsdatter, Thor Hentea, Christen Kaste, Jacob Kaste.
  17. ↑ Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Solum parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-306/F/Fa/L0003: Parish register (official) no. I 3, 1761-1814. Births and Christenings page 78-79. 26 Jul 1789: Et Pigebarn kaldet Johanna, foreldre Jens Larsen Syttervigen og Anne Magrethe Rasmusdatter. Faddere: Karen Johanna Arnesdatter, Johanne Pedersdatter, Thor --, Hans Rugstad, Lars Olsen.
  18. ↑ Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Solum parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-306/F/Fa/L0003: Parish register (official) no. I 3, 1761-1814. Births and Christenings page 90-91. 3 Jul 1791: Et Drengebarn kaldet Arne, foreldre Jens Laersen Suttervigen og Margrete Rasmusdatter. Faddere: Berte Laersdatter, Ane Maria Carlsdatter Bierkøen, Hans Olsen Rugsta, Giert Carlsen, Jachob Rasmusen.
  19. ↑ Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Solum parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-306/F/Fa/L0003: Parish register (official) no. I 3, 1761-1814. Births and Christenings page 104-105. 24 Nov 1793: Et Pigebarn kaldet Ane Margrete, foreldre Jens Laersen Suttervigen og Ane Margrethe Rasmusdatter. Faddere: Karen Johanne Arnesdatter, Kistan Maria Hansdatter Rugstad, Thor Henthia, Niels Jensen Rugla, Hans Carlsen Bierchøen.
  20. ↑ Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Solum parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-306/F/Fa/L0003: Parish register (official) no. I 3, 1761-1814. Births and Christenings page 122-123. 19 Mar 1797: Et Pigebarn kaldet Maren, foreldre Jens Larsen Søttervigen og Magrethe Rasmusdatter. Faddere: Anna Maria Carlsdatter, Anna Arnesdatter, Hans Rugstad, Jacob Kaste, Arne Thorsen, Niels Thygesen.




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