Hans Monsen

Brief Life History of Hans

When Hans Monsen was born on 24 September 1797, in Rakkestad Kirke, Rakkestad, Smaalenene, Norway, his father, Mons Rejersen, was 45 and his mother, Elen Marie Andersdatter, was 43. He had at least 4 sons and 6 daughters with Berte Nielsdatter. He lived in Åstrup, Åstrup, Nykøbing, Denmark in 1840. He died in 1877, in Rakkestad, Østfold, Norway, at the age of 80, and was buried in Rakkestad, Østfold, Norway.

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Family Time Line

Hans Monsen
1797–1877
Berte Nielsdatter
1795–1856
Anne Marie Hansdatter
1822–
Nils Hansen Monsen
1824–
Elisabeth Hansdatter
1825–1901
Maren Hansen Monson
1829–1910
Johanne Sophie Monson or Hansdatter
1831–1908
Randi Hansen Monson
1834–1835
Christian Hans Monson
1837–1896
John Linard H Monsen
1840–
Johan Leonhard Hansen
1847–1915
Nicoline Matea Olsdatter
1852–1930

Sources (51)

  • 1801 Census Rakkestad Norway
  • Birth of Christian, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
  • Hans Monsen, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"

World Events (8)

1801 · 1801 Norwegian Census

It listed all family members living on each farm. Also those living in the cities.

1805 · Christianso Lighthouse

The Christianso Lighthouse is one of Denmark's oldest lighthouses and the first to have a flashing light. It was built on the island of Christianso in the northern Baltic Sea.

1818 · Danmarks Nationalbank

Danmarks Nationalbank is the central bank of the Kingdom of Denmark and serves as an independent and credible institution that issues the krone, the Danish currency. The bank undertakes all functions related to the management of the Danish central-government debt.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Monrad, Erik, Nels, Anders, Maren.

Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Mons, an assimilated form of Magnus . This surname is rare in Denmark. Compare Monson , Munsen , and Munson .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Christian Hans Monson by Samuel C. Monson

CHRISTIAN HANS MONSON by Samuel C. Monson When Grandfather Monson was a young boy, Great-Grandfather Hans Monson lived in Fredrickstad, Norway, a town where he was the town ja …

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