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Descendants of Rasmus Torgersen

Generation No. 1

1. RASMUS⁴ TORGERSEN (TAARGER³ RASMUSSEN, RASMUS² OLSEN, OLE¹ QUIBO) was born January 29, 1792 in Nedre Frosen, Norway, and died June 30, 1852 in Doivingskleven, Lie, Ostre Gausdal, Norway. He married MARIT TORSTENSDATTER, daughter of TOSTEN PEDERSEN and SOPHIE SIMONSDATTER. She was born Bef. August 02, 1795 in Haugen, Follebo, Norway, and died January 02, 1884 in Lie, Ostre Gausdal, Oppland, Norway.

Notes for RASMUS TORGERSEN:

Rasmus TORGERSEN was born on 29 Jan 1792 in Nedre Frosen, baptized on 29Jan 1792. He was illigitimate. mother: Marith Mikelsdtr Nedre Frosen
father: Taarger Rasmussen Holm. entry reads: Marit Muksd. Nedre Frosen Eies illigitimate child: Rasmus begotten with Taarger Rasmuss Holm, who later swore in court that he was not the father of her child or has had something to do with her", ref: Statsarkivet letter, Feb 1, 1994, Gausdal Kirkebok (GKB) 3, fol 233b He appeared on the census in 1801 in Holte, Ostre Gausdal:

Amund Torgersen husmand w/ land, 1st marriage, age 67
Mari Iversdatter, his wife, 1st marriage, age 57
Marit Michelsd, lodger, unmarried, age 40
Rasmus Torgersen, her illigitimate child, age 9
He died on 30 Jun 1852 in Doivingskleven in Lie, Ostre Gausdal, Oppland,. Morushis (???) Ramus Torgersen, age 63 Dovingsleven in Lie

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Morushis (???) Ramus Torgersen, age 63 Dovingsleven in Lie died: Jun 30, 1853 buried July 7, 1853 illigitimate
mother: Marith Mikelsdtr Nedre Frosen father: Taarger Rasmussen Holm

entry reads: Marit Muksd. Nedre Frosen Eies illigitimate child: Rasmus begotten with Taarger Rasmuss Holm, who later swore in court that he was not the father of her child or has had something to do with her", ref: Statsarkivet letter, Feb 1, 1994, GKB 3, fol 233b only possibility:

2nd family on Holte:

Amund Torgersen husmand w/ land, 1st marriage, age 67
Mari Iversdatter, his wife, 1st marriage, age 57
Marit Michelsd, lodger, unmarried, age 40
Rasmus Torgersen, her illigitimate child, age 9

More About RASMUS TORGERSEN:
Baptism: January 29, 1792, Ostre Gausdal, Oppland, Norway
Burial: July 07, 1853, Ostre Gausdal, Oppland, Norway

Census: 1801, Holte, Ostre Gausdal, Oppland, Norway

Notes for MARIT TORSTENSDATTER:
Marit TOSTENSDATTER was born before 2 Aug 1795 in Haugen, Follebo, baptized on 2 Aug 1795 father: Tosten Pedersen Haugen mother: Sophie Simonsdatter ref: GKB 3, p. 250 confirmed on 27 May 1810 in Ostre Gausdal church. She appeared on the census in 1875 in Braaten (husman plass) under Lie farm, Ostre Gausdal, Oppland. living with Nils Gulbrandsen & Ronnog on Braaten, she's listed as receiving a little poor assistance, knitting, spinning and Laegdslem, born in Follebo She died on 2 Jan 1884 in Lie, Ostre Gausdal, Oppland, Norway.

Children of RASMUS TORGERSEN and MARIT TORSTENSDATTER are:

2. i. MORTEN KLEVEN (MARTIN)⁵ RASMUSSEN, b. May 17, 1818, Ostre Gausdal, Oppland, Norway; d. January 30, 1908, Anthony Twp., Norman Co., MN.
3. ii. TOSTEN/THORSTEIN RASMUSSEN, b. November 12, 1820, Ostre Gausdal, Op , Norway; d. May 06, 1891, Ixonia, WI.
iii. ANNE RASMUSDATTER, b. December 02, 1827, Doivingen, Leve, Norway; d. April 09, 1830, Doivingen, Leve, Norway.

Notes for ANNE RASMUSDATTER:
[RASMUSSEN-GUNDERSON.FTW]
iii. Anne RASMUSDATTER born on 2 Dec 1827 in Doivingen, Kleve, died on 9 Apr 1830 in Doivingen, Kleve

4. iv. MARTHE RASMUSDATTER, b. May 25, 1828, Lie, Ostre Gausdal, Oppland, Norway.
5. v. JOHN RASMUSSEN, b. July 13, 1831, Doivengen, Lie, Ostre Gausdal; d. 1901, Rosholt, Portage Co., WI.
vi. SIMEN RASMUSSEN, b. July 13, 1831, Doivengen, Lie, Ostre Gausdal; d. Aft. 1854.

Notes for SIMEN RASMUSSEN:
Twin to John.
v. Simen RASMUSSEN and twin vi. John RASMUSSEN were born on 13 Jul 1831 in Doivingen, Lie, Ostre Gausdal, baptised 24 Jul 1831 and confirmed on 1 Jun 1846 in Ostre Gausdal, Oppland, Norway. I've been going back to the microfiche church records I have of Gausdal (and regretting I don't have them all) and just one of the early Rasmussen emigrant departures. I think this is Ingeborg Wesley's husband John and his twin, Simen.

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left Gausdal as part of a large group of 21 on 3 April 1854 in the Utflyttnings log. From Lie there were these 5 batchelors:

Christian Svendson, 23
Christian Olsen, 19 1/2
Nils Olsen, 21
John Rasmussen, 20 1/2
Simen Rasmussen, 20 1/2

6. vii. RONNOG RASMUSDATTER, b. March 15, 1836, Doivingen, Leve, Norway.

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