HALVOR ENGEBREGTSEN DOXRØD

Utreist med/Emigrated on: the "ARGO" which arrived in New York July 26 from Le Havre, France

Utreist til/Emigrated to: Norway township, Racine Co., Wisconsin

Halvor Engebregtsen Doxrød: He was born on the farm Doksrød in Gjerpen and baptised January 22, 1797 in Gjerpen church. His 
parents were Engelbert (Engebregt) Jostssøn Doxrød and Inger Christensdatter.
He married Anne Marie Eriksdatter December 28, 1826. Witnesses were Christen Isaksen Holm and Torstein Henriksen Doxrød.
Anne Marie was born in 1805 on a place under Brekke Søndre and baptised September 29th. Her parents were Erich Thorssøn and
Inger Pedersdatter.
Halvor and Anne Marie had many children :
	Inger                       b. July 7, 1827 Doxrød
	Andrea                   b. Nov 13, 1828 Doxrød
	Engebregt              b. Aug 3, 1830 Doxrød                      d. April 14, 1893   bur. at North Cape Luth Cem
	Halvor                     b. July 26, 1832 Doxrød                    d. Dec 20, 1834
 	Erik                          b. June 20, 1834 Doxrød                   d. before 1843
	Halvor                     b. June 19, 1835 Doxrød                   d. Oct 11, 1864 at Andersonville, Ga.  (*)
	Erik                          b. July 23, 1837 Doxrød
	Ingeborg Maria     b. Nov 2, 1839 Doxrød                     d. 1912
	Anders                   b. April 6, 1842 Doxrød                    d. before 1845
	Anders                   b. Febr 11, 1846 in America             d. January 21, 1938
	Inger                       b. 1849 ?

(*) Halvor served with the 15th Wisconsin Regiment in the Civil War. The 15th Wisconsin was composed
almost entirely of Norwegians and 118 of the men were named Ole. 
My Thanks to Scott Cantwell Meeker, who is responsible for the website of the 115th Wisconsin Regiment, 
and who made me aware of the information about Halvor (Harvey Britton).

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