Tosten Trondsen Ellingbøe

Ulvestad Register

Emigrant Info

Origin (Norway)Valdres
Settled inShawano County
StateWisconsin
Location Shawano County, Wisconsin
InformationPioneer, left for America in 1852 with his wife. They first stayed in Drammen for many weeks, waiting for a ship on which to emigrate. They were on the sea for 14 weeks. From Quebec the trip continued up through the channels. Across Lake Erie they travelled on the ill fated steamboat "Atlantic" which collided with the "Ogdensburg". The Ellingbøes were among the rescued, and proceeded to Manitowoc. They later moved to Gibson, Tosten was killed in an accident in the woods.
SourceUlvestad, page 595, 52
Cross reference Husband of #E1459

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