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Mari Paulsdater
b. 1850
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Mari Paulsdatter, born 30 December 1850, was a daughter of Paul Olsen (1822-1885) and Embjørg Iversdatter (1828-1905) of the farm Snekkerplassen in Sør-Fron, Gudbrandsdalen, Norway. She emigrated to the United States in 1872, married Hans Christiansen (Christenson) Troen, and settled in the Black River Falls area of Jackson County, Wisconsin, where she was known as Mary Paulson Troen. She died 17 March 1892 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Black River Falls, Jackson County, Wisconsin. Audit note: the FindAGrave search record (verified during this audit) confirms her birth year, death date, and burial place; the link from the Norwegian Sør-Fron origin to the Wisconsin Mary Paulson Troen rests on the Norwegian National Archives forum thread, which carries the decisive parent match.
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Mari Paulsdatter, born 30 December 1850, was a daughter of Paul Olsen Snekkerplassen (1822-1885) and Embjørg Iversdatter (1828-1905), of the farm Snekkerplassen (Snedkerpladsen) in Sør-Fron kommune, Gudbrandsdalen, Norway. Her brothers were Ole Paulsen (b. 12 July 1855) and John Paulsen (b. 12 February 1863).
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In the United States she was known as Mary Paulson Troen, married to Hans Christiansen (Christenson) Troen (born 8 February 1845 / 1844 in Sør-Fron). The couple settled in the Black River Falls area, Jackson County, Wisconsin.
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Mary Paulson Troen died 17 March 1892 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Black River Falls, Jackson County, Wisconsin.
Not yet confirmed — probable matches and family lore, shown for research. Treat with caution.
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Mari Paulsdatter emigrated from Sør-Fron to North America (USA) in 1872, alongside her two brothers Ole Paulsen (emigrated 1873) and John Paulsen (emigrated 1886). likely
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Mari (Mary Paulson Troen) had a son, Elmer Troen, born 18 January 1887 at Black River Falls, Wisconsin (his mother listed as 'Mary Paulsdatter'). likely
likely birth.date: report “1850-12-30” vs. found “1 Jan 1850 (FindAGrave, verified) vs 30 Dec 1850 (report and Norwegian parish records per forum)”. FindAGrave lists 1 Jan 1850 (confirmed during audit); the report and the Norwegian-archives forum (citing parish records) give 30 Dec 1850. The 1-2 day gap is almost certainly the same person — a common rounding/transcription of an end-of-1850 birth to the start of the next calendar year on the US gravestone or memorial. Treat 30 December 1850 (matching the trusted anchor) as authoritative.
likely spouse.birthYear / death.place: report “(report lists no spouse)” vs. found “Husband Hans Troen birth year given as 1845 (forum) vs 1844 (FindAGrave); husband's death place given as Irving, Jackson County (forum) but burial recorded at Riverside Cemetery, Black River Falls (FindAGrave).”. Minor inconsistencies in the husband's records, not in Mari's. The trusted anchor records no spouse, so the marriage to Hans Christiansen/Christenson Troen is wholly new information. A death-place vs burial-place difference is normal (people are often buried in a town adjacent to where they died), so this is not a red flag against identity.
Open questions (7)
- Identity chain note: the decisive parent match (Paul Olsen 1822-1885 + Embjørg Iversdatter 1828-1905) lives in the Norwegian National Archives forum thread only; FindAGrave independently confirms birth year 1850, death 17 Mar 1892, burial Riverside Cemetery, and the Troen spousal link, but does NOT list the parents. The Norway-to-Wisconsin bridge therefore rests on the forum thread plus the consistent 'Mary Paulsdatter' mother name on the Elmer Troen birth record. Confirming the parents directly on a US record (e.g. the Elmer Troen birth certificate or a census) would fully close the chain.
- Exact marriage date and place of Mari Paulsdatter and Hans Christiansen Troen (whether married in Norway before the 1872 emigration or in Wisconsin) is not established; the marriage finding confirms the relationship and settlement, not the event.
- Full list of children beyond son Elmer Troen (b. 1887) is unknown; US census records (1880/1885/1900) for the Troen family in Jackson County, WI would clarify.
- Her cause of death and exact death place (she died 17 Mar 1892, before her husband's 1902 death) are not documented.
- Birth-date conflict (30 Dec 1850 in Norwegian records vs 1 Jan 1850 on FindAGrave) should be resolved against the original Sør-Fron parish baptism record.
- The direct FindAGrave memorial pages/IDs for Mary Paulson Troen and Hans Christenson Troen were not opened individually (audit confirmed the records exist at search-result level only); the memorial pages may carry additional family links, photos, the original gravestone inscription, and possibly parent links that would strengthen the identity chain.
- The 1872 emigration year and the 1887 birth of son Elmer are each cited to the forum only and not independently re-verified against an emigration/passenger record or the Wisconsin birth record; both retained at 'likely'.
Sources consulted (5)
- En søster og to brødre fra Sør-Fron til Nord-Amerika — Nasjonalarkivet (National Archives of Norway) forum, topic 369463 · forum
- FindAGrave search — Mary Troen, Jackson County, Wisconsin (VERIFIED during audit: returned 'Mary Paulson Troen' 1 Jan 1850 – 17 Mar 1892, Riverside Cemetery, plus distinct 'Mary Tofthagen Troen' 1869-1947 not matched) · findagrave
- FindAGrave search — Hans Troen, d.1902, Wisconsin (returned 'Hans Christenson Troen' 1844-1902, Riverside Cemetery, Black River Falls) · findagrave
- Riverside Cemetery, Black River Falls, Jackson County, Wisconsin — FindAGrave cemetery page · findagrave
- WebSearch result lists (WikiTree, FamilySearch, Geneanet, etc.) — surveyed for same-name candidates; no other Mari Paulsdatter b.1850 with parents Paul Olsen and Embjor Iversdatter found · web
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