Norwegian Emigrants 1825-1875

Passenger Information

Name: Engel Engelsen!!

Age: 6

Sex: m

Remarks: son - farmer - Steerage

Ship: Schooner Ebenezer

Year: 1853

Captain: Clausen

Departure: Stavanger - Apr. 18

Arrival: New York - May 29

Source: NARA Roll # 126, arr. no. 437 — Transcribed by Børge Solem - 2001

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Joanne Ellison (09.03.2012)

My husband's grandfather, Engel Engelsen migrated to Decorah, IA. He fought in the Civil War and took part in Sherman's march (Veterans records from National Archives). After changing his name to Engel Ellison, He moved to Fargo, DT and formed a retail business. He married Olivia Hoffos in Fargo and they had 7 children. After the disastrous Fargo fire, Engel moved his family to Minot, North Dakota and started a new business, Ellison's The Fair Department Store in1903 which grew and prospered. The name was later changed to Ellison's. He and Olivia both died in Minot in 1921.

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