Norwegian Emigrant Database

Passenger Information

Name: Ole Monsen

Age: 40

Gender: m

Remarks: Steerage

Ship: Bark Benedicte

Year: 1849

Captain: With jr.

Departure: Drammen - June 8

Arrival: New York - Aug. 22

Source: arr. no. 1176 — Transcribed by Børge Solem - 2001

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Additional information

Christina Engelbart (27.09.2017)

Ole is traveling from Land, Norway, with his wife and three daughters, settling in Rock Prairie, WI, where Karen and the girls sadly died in the cholera epidemic of 1849. Ole's brother is also onboard, passenger #8 Morten Monson from Helgerud, listed simply as Morten Helgerud. Another brother Hans Monson came across on a different ship, settling near Ole, whereas Morten settled and helped form a new town of Akan, WI.

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