Maren Christensdatter Wear of Røyken (1800-1869)
BIRTH MARRIAGE DEATH 26 October 1800, Røyken, Buskerud, Norway 27 October 1825, Røyken, Buskerud, Norway 17 December 1869, Svelvik, Vestfold, Norway Maren Christensdatter Wear was born on the 26 Oct 1800 along with her twin brother Hans to parents Christen Joensen Wear and Marthe Hansdatter. Hans’ Godparents were Kari Hansdatter Wear, Karine Andreasdatter Lund, Ingebret Joensen Wear, Hans Tollefsen Wear Sagen, Hans Joensen Lingsom and Maren’s Godparents were Oline Larsdatter Houg, Karen Hansdatter Houg, Anders Hansen Houg, Joen Arnesen Nygaard, Anders Larsen Flater.” 5 Maren belonged to an old family line that's had roots on the Wear farm for more than 200 years. Her father was the son of Joen Ingebretsen Flater, born 1723, 6 who descended from Ingebrigt Joensen, born 1687, 7 who owned part of the Wear farm ca. 1700, and in 1777 dissolv...