Truls Trulsen (1833 - 1905)

Truls Trulsen was born ca. 1833 on Lille Sleire farm, Masfjorden in Hordaland County, Norway. He died June 14, 1905 in Garfield, Jackson County, Wisconsin, USA. He was son of Truls Monsen and Anne Pedersdatter. Truls married (1) July 07, 1862, Johanne Jonsdatter Knarvik, b. April 25, 1824, d. Oct. 24, 1867 on St. Jørgens hospital in Bergen (leprosy). They had one daughter:

1. Johanne Trulsdatter, b. Oct. 1863.

Truls married (2) June 23, 1868, Anne Clausdatter Kjellevold, b. Jan. 11, 1838. Daughter of Claus Larsen and Marthe Iversdatter. Truls and Anne had 4 children:

1. Martin Trulsen, b. Jan. 18, 1870.
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Truls, Anne and their son Martin emigrated from Bergen to Quebec in Canada with the Nordstjernen in 1872. From there they went to Garfield, Jackson County in Wisconsin. Truls was granted a Land Patent for 120 acres of land and farmed there. Truls was buried in the cementery of the South Beef River Lutheran Church in Garfield, WI, that he and his family attented. 1)

1) Lars Nordland: Masfjordboka bind 1, side 194 - 195.
Ivar Kleiva: Gulen i gammal og ny tid. Gards- og ættesoga, bind 2, side 20.
Digitalarkivet.
Norway list. (Sedonia (Sid) R Sorenson).