Margreta Trulsdatter (1828 - )

Margreta Trulsdatter was born in 1828 on Lille Sleire farm, Masfjorden in Hordaland County, Norway. She was daughter of Truls Monsen and Anne Pedersdatter. Margreta married 24 June 1846, widower and cousin Mons Andersen. They had 10 children:

1. Kristian Monsen, b. Oct. 12, 1847, m. June 02, 1868, Emilie Karoline Smith.
2. Gjert Monsen, b. Oct. 27, 1850, d. Dec. 18, 1864. He drowned in the ice.
3. Truls Monsen, b. March 16, 1853.
4. Anders Monsen, b. Sep. 26, 1856, d. Jan. 06, 1858.
5. Anna Monsdatter, b. May 30, 1859, d. Oct. 10, 1860.
6. Anders (Andreas) Monsen, b. Feb. 09, 1862.
7. Hans Monsen, b. May 10, 1864, d. Sep. 01, 1864.
8. Hanna (Anna) Monsdater, b. May 22, 1865.
9. Gjertina Monsdatter, b. Dec. 15, 1866.
10. Gjertina Andrina Monsdatter, b. Jan. 02, 1871.

Margreta and her family got a emigration attest from the church on 17 Apr. 1872. They emigrated to America 25 Apr. 1872 from Bergen with the ship Nordstjernen, and arrived in Quebec, Canada on 28 May 1872. See passenger list # 292 - 297. 1)

1) Lars Nordland: Masfjordboka bind 1, page 194 - 195 and 238 - 239.
Passenger list 1872 - ship Nord Stjernen