Amund Jørgensen Semb
Utreist med/Emigrated on: "Bowditch"
Utreist til/Emigrated to:
Amund Jørgensen Semb: He was
born Sept 3, 1822 on Sem in Gjerpen parish. He was the son of Jørgen Børresen, b. 1782
at Sem (His father was Børge Jørgensen, who dies 50 years old in 1799, and mother Anne
Nielsdatter who dies in 1797, 36.1/2 years old) and Gunhild Olsdatter.
Jørgen first married Gunhild Simonsdatter in 1806. They had 5
children:
Anne, born 1808
Børge, born 1811, married to Maren Thurine
Hansdatter Fossum, b. 1813. He takes over Sem and lives there in 1845.
Karen Kirstine and Gunild, twins born 1814
Simon, born 1816
Gunhild Simonsdatter dies in 1817 and Jørgen marries Gunhild Olsdatter
Berberg, and they get the following children:
Gunhild, born 1818
Amund, born 1822
Gunhild Olsdatter dies and Jørgen marries April 14, 1826 Johanne
Jensdatter from Elset in Solum. She was working as a maid at the farm Venstøp.
They have 1 child:
Jens, born 1827
His wife Johanne dies already in 1828
Jørgen Børresen dies Febr 23, 1837 and is buried March 3.
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