Ole Knudsen TROVATTEN

   Other names for Ole were Olav K. TROVATN and Olav Knutson TROVATTEN.

  Noted events in his life were:

• School: Kosa School in Brunkeberg, Bef 1840, Kviteseid, Telemark, Norway. This small seminary in Kviteseid was the forerunner to the teacher training in Telemark, and a number of well-known men studied there during the time the school existed.

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• Immigration: from Norway, 1840, America. leaving Øyfjell p282...

24 Mar 1840

Ole Knudsen 32aar
Barbroe Aslaksdatter 32
Ingebor Olsd 7
Aslak Olsen 14 Jan 1836
Tjostel Olsen 10 Jan 1840

arriving in New York, 12 Aug 1840, ship Emilie...
O Knudson 32, 6
B Aslaksdatter 32, 6
I Olsdatter 7
A Olsen 4
T Olsen -, 8

• Occupation: sexton and school teacher, ca 1840. Ole Knudsen Trovatten was the first sexton and teacher in Koshkonong.

[Nordmændene i Amerika, Dane County, WI]

• Census: Christiana, 1850, Dane County, WI. line 4

1336 1340 Ole Knutesen 40 Norway
Gury " 40 Norway
Ingaby " 18 Norway
Torger " 17 Norway
Aslak " 14 Norway
Chester " 10 Norway
Ole " 8 WI

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• Residence: WI. Muskego [Waukesha County, WI] and Koshkonong (Pleasant Spring and Cottage Grove) [Dane County, WI]

Ole married Barbroe Aslaksdatter RORGE on 17 Jun 1832 in Øyfjell, Rauland, Telemark, Norway. (Barbroe Aslaksdatter RORGE was baptized on 27 Dec 1807 in Lårdal, Telemark, Norway and died before Apr 1848.)

  Marriage Notes:

p187, rhs

Ole next married Guri Pedersdatter WEDHUUS, daughter of Peder Olsen WEDHUUS and Christi Gundersdatter HØYSET, on 7 Apr 1848 in Dane County, WI.¹ (Guri Pedersdatter WEDHUUS was born on 11 Sep 1811 in Rollag, Buskerud, Norway ³, baptized on 4 Oct 1811 in Nore, Rollag, Buskerud, Norway ³ and died on 12 Sep 1853.)