Aslak Anderson TEIGEN

   Other names for Aslak were Aslag ANDERSEN, Hous Lack ANDERSEN, Aslak ANDERSON, Aslak Andresen TEIGEN, Aslau TEIGEN and Aslach Andresen UNDERLONA.

  Birth Notes:

twin with John

  Noted events in his life were:

• Biography. Aslak was born on the Underlona farm that was owned by the Yhli (Yhlen) farm. Aslak had a twin brother named John. Aslak and Gunhild were married in Heddal, Telemark and the first two children were born there. When their daughter Gunhild was born they were living on the Lia farm that was owned by the Strand farm. They left Heddal and lived on the husmann farm Teigen in Sauherad where their 4th and possibly the 3rd daughter was born. This family, with 4 daughters, came to America in 1843 on the ship Argo. The Argo arrived in New York from Havre, France on July 26, 1843, Caleb Anthony, Captain. (Page 246 of Gerhard B. Naeseth's "Norwegian Immigrants to the United States A biographical Directory, 1825-1850 Volume One 1825-1843".) They first lived in Leroy Township, Boone County, Illinois. In 1854 they came to Fillmore County, Minnesota and are credited with being the first people who settled in Arendahl Township.

Naeseth has marriage date as Oct. 1824.

• Occupation: Farmer.

• Census: Hitterdals Præstegaard Med Underliggende Gaard Wahlen Og Dens Samtlige Huusmands, 1801, Heddal, Telemark, Norway. ⁵ 1801-telling for 0823 Hitterdal

County district Parish Local parish Farm
BRadsberg Hitterdal Hitterdal Hitterdals Præstegaard Med Underliggende Gaard Wahlen Og Dens Samtlige Huusmands

Given name Middlename Last name Household pos. Age Marital status Occupation Sex
21 Andres Johnsen Huusbonde 39 Gift 1ste gg Huusmand med jord M
22 Gunil Aslachsd Hans kone 35 Gift 1ste gg K
23 John Andresen Deres børn 4 M
24 Aslach Andresen Deres børn 4 M [a twin]
25 Sigri Andresdtr Deres børn 11 K
26 Anne Andresdtr Deres børn 9 K
27 Gunil Andresdtr Deres børn 6 K
28 Andres Andresen Deres børn 1 M

• Immigration: from Norway via France, 1843, America. ^{6 7} Ship Argo in 1843 leaving from Havre, France on June to New York on July 26

189 Aslav Teigen 45 m
190 Gunnild Teigen* 50 f
191 Gunnild Arendahl Cemetery* Teigen* 19 f
192 Margit Aslavsdatter* Teigen* 16 f
193 Mary Aslavsdatter* Teigen* 13 f
194 Anne Aslavsdatter* Teigen* 6 f

[http://www.norwayheritage.com/p_list.asp?jo=2197]


1843
Skien July 6th. The two brigs Axel & Valborg and Venskabet have just returned from Havre de Grace, to where they conveyed 329 emigrants, of which 309 proceeded on the ship Argo on Midsummer Day from Havre to New York. The cost of passage on the Argo was 50 Fr., which was 10 Fr. more than what they had expected. On the same ship there were also 80 emigrants from Switzerland. All the Norwegian emigrants were healthy and by good courage at departure. The brig Venskabet is returning 26 emigrants which did not have the sufficient means to proceed to America. Let that be a warning for others not to start on such a long voyage without taking notice of what kind of means is needed. Passengers who departed from here with Capt. Pedersen [* This could be the Nora or the Familien] and Capt. Johnsen [Thora] was able to get places on ordinary merchant ships at the cost of 47 Fr. each. Ship Æolus, Capt. Thorbjørnesn of Kragerø, enrolled 130 of its own passengers to proceed with the ship from Havre to New York. The other 35 passengers were transferred to another ship to proceed to New York at the cost of 47 Fr..


Sauherad, Telemark, Norway 1827-1850, p385, 1843
109. Husman Aslak Andersen Teigen, 45, America, 9/5 43
110. Kone Gunild Kittelsd, 51
111. Barn Gunnild, 19
112. " Margit, 16
113. " Mari, 10
" Anne, 7

Arriving in NY
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Arrival Date: 26 Jul 1843
Port of Departure: Le Havre, France
Ship Name: Argo
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Line: 6
Microfilm Serial: M237
Microfilm Roll: M237_52 List Number: 513

Aslas Teigen 45
Gunnild 50
Gunnild 19
Margis 16
Mary 13
Anne 6

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• Census: Leroy or Le Roy, 1850, Boone County, IL. ⁸ Nordmenn i 1850-tellingen i USA

11911 Hous Lack Andersen 52 m f Norway 149 Leroy Boone Illinois Aslak Andersen Teigen, utv. 1847
11912 Cornelia Andersen 58 f Norway 149 Leroy Boone Illinois Gunnild Kittilsdtr, utv. 1847
11913 Maragret Andersen 23 f Norway 149 Leroy Boone Illinois utv. 1847
11914 Ann Andersen 14 f Norway 149 Leroy Boone Illinois utv. 1847

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line 21

144 144 Hons Lack Anderson 52 Farmer 700 Norway
Cornelia " 58
Margaret " 23
Ann " 14

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• Residence: Arendahl Township, 1854, Fillmore County, MN.

• Reference: Rushford Settlers, 1854, Fillmore County, MN. Aslak Anderson was the first claimant of the North Prairie area where many of his countrymen also chose to make their permanent home.

[History of Rushford: The First Decade, Volume 1, p34]

• Census: Township 104, Range 9 [Arendahl Township], 1857, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA. HouseholdGenderAgeBirthplace
Athleck AndersonM54 Norway [Aslak]
Cornelia AndersonF70 Norway
Tobias KnudtsonM14 Norway

[Tobias is Aslak's daughter Anne's husband, Even's, nephew - Tobias Reishus]

• Census: Arendahl, 1865, Fillmore County, MN.
50 Evan Oleson
Ann "
Oslack Anderson
Cornelia "
Mary Oleson
Cornelia "
Ole "

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http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=1058&iid=mnsc_1-0739]

• Census: Arendahl, 1870, Fillmore County, MN. line 9, rhs [daughter Annie Olesen (Reishus) line 2]

2 2 Anderson John 30 Norway Farm Laborer
" Bertha 25 Norway Keeping House [b. 1845]
" Metta 4 Norway
Anderson Aslak 65 Norway Farmer

[page 15 of 23]
[Metta = Metha Andersen, b. 19 Jan 1867, father Johan Andersen]

The next year, John and Bertha Anderson are still in Rushford (no sign of Aslak and his new wife):

24 John Anderson 36 M Sweden Sweden Sweden
Bertha 22 F Norway Norway Norway
Andreas 2 M MN Sweden
Metta 7 F MN Sweden
Hans 1 M MN Sweden

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• Will, 1871, Fillmore County, MN. ⁹ Attest,
H. A. Billings
Clerk of the District Court,
of Fillmore County.

Arendahl, June 27, 1871

Mutual testament between Aslak Anderson Teigen and his wife, Birthe Aadnesdaughter. If I, Aslak Anderson, should die first, we have both agreed between us that my wife, Birthe Aadnesdaughter, is going to have five hundred dollars of our money, but if my wife should die first we have decided that her son or other heirs should have two hundred and fifty dollars of the money we have.

This is attested by
Aslak Anderson
Birthe Aadnesdaughter

Here by we promise that this is done by their own will.

Testified by
P.P. Haslerud
Even Olsen

Arendahl, June 27, 1871

A Letter of Confession

I Aslak Anderson Teigen with this will leave one half of my fortune to my children to divide into three between them.

One of these parts I want my daughter Margith's children to share between them. I also want two men chosen as guardians for Margith's children. These guardians should then receive the amount and share it equally between the children.

Aslak Anderson has agreed to this.
I am responsible for the writing
down of this will.
A. E. Boyum

Arendahl, July 4, 1871

With this it is testified that the inheritance after Aslak Andersen Tiegen's wife is $1,478.26 of which one third goes to Margith Andersen's children.

There is also an amount of $96.65 which is to be collected in addition to the one third. This amount consists of $43.75 from Ole Worensen plus interest of $12.90 and $40.00 from Gulbrand Christiansen.

Even Olsen

Endorsed by Even Olsen according to the will written by A. E. Boyum for Aslak Anderson I have taken the sum of $492.75 for the children of Margith Andersen.

Arendahl, November 4, 1871
Even Olsen

• Census: Rushford, District 65, 1880, Fillmore County, MN. line 6

58 58 Anderson Aslak 86 retired farmer
--- Bertha 63 wife


[page 28 of 38]

• Reference: History of Fillmore County, 1882, Fillmore County, MN. page 344
Asleck Anderson seems to be entitled to the distinction of being the first Caucasion to locate within the territory of Arendahl. His birth was in Norway and he came to Illinois in 1835, and the next year removed to within fifteen miles southeast of Beloit Wisconsin. In the spring of 1854, he came to this town and secured a local habitation in section twelve. A part of his farm was sold to P.P. Peterson, and a part to Even Olson, his sons-in-law, and about 1873, he removed to Peterson, where he still lives in an infeebled condition.

• Census: Rushford, Township of, 1885, Fillmore County, MN. page 10, line 16

69 John O Ensberg 33
I M. Ensberg 27
J. G. Ensberg 5
Oscar Ensberg 3

70 Aslak Anderson 89
Bertha Anderson 71

71 Elmer Halverson 26
Adeline Halverson 23
Gunhild Haslerud 62

[page 19 of 27]

• Cemetery: Arendahl Cemetery, 1887, Fillmore County, MN. TEIGEN, ASLAK ANDERSON JULY 20, 1797 - DEC. 20, 1887 ? HUSBAND OF GUNILD
TEIGEN, GUNILD KITTILS DATTER FEB. 27, 1790 - JULY 25, 1870 ? WIFE OF ASLAK

[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mnfillmo/cemetery/arendahl.htm]

• Obituary: Rushford Star, 1887, Fillmore County, MN. 22 Dec 1887

On Tuesday evening the 20th inst [abbreviation for "instante mense", meaning a date of the current month] Aslak Anderson Tiegan grandfather of Geo. P. Haslerud, of Peterson, died in that village after a brief illness. He was nearly 95 years of age.

• Reference: History of Fillmore County, Minnesota, 1912, Fillmore County, MN.
Early Settlement. Asleck Anderson seems to be entitled to the distinction of being the first Caucasian to locate within the territory of Arendahl. His birth was in Norway and he came to Illinois in 1835, and the next year removed to within about fifteen miles southeast of Beloit, Wis. In the spring of 1854 he came to this town and secured a local habitation in section 12. A part of his farm was sold to P. P. Peterson and a part to Even Olson, his sons-in-law, and about 1873 he removed to Peterson.

[Vol 1. Chapter XXX. Arendahl and Pilot Mound, page 358]

Aslak married Gunhild Kittilsdatter HOUGEN, daughter of Kittil Ingebretson LØKA and Gunild Haraldsdatter LIEN, on 11 May 1824 in Heddal, Telemark, Norway. (Gunhild Kittilsdatter HOUGEN was born on 4 Mar 1791 in Heddal, Telemark, Norway ², baptized on 6 Mar 1791 in Heddal, Telemark, Norway,¹⁰ died on 25 Jun 1870 in Peterson, Fillmore County, MN and was buried in Arendahl Cemetery, Fillmore County, MN.)

Aslak next married Berthe Guria Serina Aadnesdatter HØYLAND, daughter of Aadne Olsen HØYLAND and Serine Ohnsdatter HAABET, on 27 Jun 1871 in Arendahl, Fillmore County, MN.¹ (Berthe Guria Serina Aadnesdatter HØYLAND was baptized on 6 Sep 1812 in Høyland, Rogaland, Norway ¹¹ and died on 8 Jan 1897 in Deuel County, SD.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Alt. Marriage, 24 Jun 1871, Fillmore County, MN. ¹²

  Marriage Notes:

bride's age is 58 1/2