HALVOR SOLVESEN ROSVALD

Utreist med/Emigrated on: the "SALVATOR"

Utreist til/Emigrated to: Ashippun township, Dodge Co., Wisconsin

Halvor Solvesen Rosvald:  He was born April 28, 1823 on the farm Rosvald in Gjerpen. His parents were Solve Engebretsen Rosvald
and Karen Gundersdatter. He married Nov 17, 1856 Anne Andersdatter, who was born April 12, 1838 and died Sept 29, 1883.
They had 11 children:
	Carl Edward                   b. Oct 14, 1857
	Caroline Andrea           b. Jan 12, 1859                died Febr 18, 1879
	Pauline Marie                b. Jan 27, 1860 
	Albert Severin              b. Jan 6, 1862
	Emma Josefine              b. Jan 8, 1864                  died Sept 5, 1864
	Otto Gustaf                    b. March 25, 1865
 	William                           b. 1867 (??)
	Emma Arvine                 b. May 14, 1869             died Oct 24, 1879
	Alfred                             b. 1871
	Johan Andreas             b. March 26, 1874
	Anna Isabella                b. Nov 7, 1878                died May 18, 1879
After his first wife died, he married January 28, 1886 to Gunhild Kirstine Pedersdatter Baaserød. She was born April 4, 1845 and died
June 1, 1891). She was born In Wisconsin by parents Peder Christophersen Baaserød and Maren Margrethe Gundersdatter.
He married a third time to Anna Maria Hansdatter Rød on Dec 8, 1892
Halvor died Nov 6, 1904 and is buried in Ashippun Lutheran Cemetary.

According to Ulvestad II, page 925 - Halvor emigrated from Rosvald in Gjerpen in 1844 with his parents. This is not correct. His father 
emigrated the year after, in 1845, together with his second wife Marthe Alfsdatter Krageto. They were pioneers in Dodge County. 
Halvor's son Edward was a farmer at Oconomowoc.

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