Born in former Vestre Moland kommune,
today part of Lillesand kommune, Aust-Agder fylke, Norway.
Made his living as a sailor then settled in Brooklyn, New York, were he worked as a carpenter. Purchased an Argonne Twp (Adams County, ND) farm on what he referred to as the "sea of rolling prairies" in 1908. Both he and his wife Fredrikke Larson, were faithful members of Immanuel Norwegian Lutheran Church.
Church book from Vestre Moland confirms birth:
https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/1055/38
1891 census from Vestre Moland:
Bent Severin Aanansen 1841 Vestre Moland - Familiens overhode g
Sofie Olsdatter 1838 Flekkefjord - Hustru g
..Olav Orginius Bentsen 1877 Vestre Moland - Søn
..Bendicks Severin Bentsen 1878 Vestre Moland - Søn
Contributor: Torkel (48106268)
today part of Lillesand kommune, Aust-Agder fylke, Norway.
Made his living as a sailor then settled in Brooklyn, New York, were he worked as a carpenter. Purchased an Argonne Twp (Adams County, ND) farm on what he referred to as the "sea of rolling prairies" in 1908. Both he and his wife Fredrikke Larson, were faithful members of Immanuel Norwegian Lutheran Church.
Church book from Vestre Moland confirms birth:
https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/1055/38
1891 census from Vestre Moland:
Bent Severin Aanansen 1841 Vestre Moland - Familiens overhode g
Sofie Olsdatter 1838 Flekkefjord - Hustru g
..Olav Orginius Bentsen 1877 Vestre Moland - Søn
..Bendicks Severin Bentsen 1878 Vestre Moland - Søn
Contributor: Torkel (48106268)
Born in former Vestre Moland kommune,
today part of Lillesand kommune, Aust-Agder fylke, Norway.
Made his living as a sailor then settled in Brooklyn, New York, were he worked as a carpenter. Purchased an Argonne Twp (Adams County, ND) farm on what he referred to as the "sea of rolling prairies" in 1908. Both he and his wife Fredrikke Larson, were faithful members of Immanuel Norwegian Lutheran Church.
Church book from Vestre Moland confirms birth:
https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/1055/38
1891 census from Vestre Moland:
Bent Severin Aanansen 1841 Vestre Moland - Familiens overhode g
Sofie Olsdatter 1838 Flekkefjord - Hustru g
..Olav Orginius Bentsen 1877 Vestre Moland - Søn
..Bendicks Severin Bentsen 1878 Vestre Moland - Søn
Contributor: Torkel (48106268)
today part of Lillesand kommune, Aust-Agder fylke, Norway.
Made his living as a sailor then settled in Brooklyn, New York, were he worked as a carpenter. Purchased an Argonne Twp (Adams County, ND) farm on what he referred to as the "sea of rolling prairies" in 1908. Both he and his wife Fredrikke Larson, were faithful members of Immanuel Norwegian Lutheran Church.
Church book from Vestre Moland confirms birth:
https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/1055/38
1891 census from Vestre Moland:
Bent Severin Aanansen 1841 Vestre Moland - Familiens overhode g
Sofie Olsdatter 1838 Flekkefjord - Hustru g
..Olav Orginius Bentsen 1877 Vestre Moland - Søn
..Bendicks Severin Bentsen 1878 Vestre Moland - Søn
Contributor: Torkel (48106268)
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