In the 1801 census at Elset, Solum, the 12 years old Maren Dorthea Pedersdatter is listed with her stepfather Anders Hansen and her mother Maren Kirstine Eliasdatter.[3]
↑ 1.01.1Scanned 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 74-75. 27 Sep 1788: Et Pigebarn kaldet Maren Dorthea, foreldre Peder Christensen Østgaarden og Maren Lasken. Faddere: Kisten Findahl, Maria Lasken, Hans Nyehuus, Hans Tollefsen, Carl Elseth.
↑Scanned Norwegian Probate records at Digitalarkivet. Nedre Telemark Sorenskriveri SAKO/A-135/H/Hb/Hba/L0016, 1785-1792 page 646a. Østgården (Elset) i Solum 6 Jun 1789: Peder Christensen.
↑Scanned Norwegian Census records at Digitalarkivet. Year 1801 census. Solum parish, Telemark. RA/EA-4070/J/Jd/L0029 page 185b-186a. "Elsæth" (forts.) Household no. 17: Bonde Anders Hansen.
↑Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Solum parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-305/A/Aa/L0003: Ministerial journal, 1789-1843 (unpaginated). Confirmations image 45. 6 Oct 1805 22. Maren Pedersdatter Østgaard 17 aar.
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