Mons Andersen (1823 - )

Mons Andersen was born in 1823 on Store Sleire farm, Masfjorden in Hordaland County, Norway. Hw was son of Anders Johannessen and Gjertrud Monsdatter. Mons married (1) June 30, 1844, Kari Bottolfsdatter Birkeland b. 1823 on bnr. 1. They had a son:

1. Anders Monsen, b. Jan. 29, 1845.

Mons married (2) June 24, 1846, his cousin Margreta Trulsdatter b. 1828 on Lille Sleire farm, bnr. 2. She was a daughter of Truls Monsen and Anne Pedersdatter. 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.

Mons and his 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 238 - 239.
Passenger list 1872 - ship Nord Stjernen