Anne Maria Research Paper

The first member of this Wahl family to immigrate, with a husband and children, was Anne Maria. Annie Maria was the third child of Anders Larsen and Berthe Syversdatter Wahl. She was born, 22 December 1848, at Bjørgeeie in Gran.

In 1865, Anne Maria was working out of her parent’s home. She was probably a servant at a neighboring farm possibly in Gran or Jevnaker. There’s no indication that she had left the Hadeland area for elsewhere.

Anne Maria continued her work as a servant for over 10 years. In 1875, she was employed at the Braaten under Gullen farm in Jevnaker. She was employed to help with sewing, knitting, and weaving.

Her two younger brothers, Edward and Anders, were visiting her at the Braaten farm at the time of the 1875 Norwegian census. They may have also been there to help her with her

From passenger records, it’s known that they transferred to a transatlantic ship in Bergen, Germany. The S/S Weser arrived in New York harbor (Castle Garden), 10 May 1880. How they traveled to Minnesota is is also unknown.

When, Hans, Anne Maria and their family, arrived at their final destination, they settled in Trondhjem Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. They boarded with the Hans Andersen Toso family. Hans worked as their farmhand.

The Hans Andersen Toso family, were probably no strangers, to Hans and Anne Maria. The Tosos were also from Hadeland. Hans, born 1846, at Gulleneie in Jevnaker, and his wife Gjertrud, born 1841, at Vaterud, immigrated to the United States in 1868. They were well established in the Trondhjem Township when Hans and Anne Maria arrived there.

The family continued to grow. Berthe, the first one born in the United States, arrived in, February 1882. Jennie Mathilda, was born, 13 February 1884.1 Another son, Albert, was born, May 1886. Then three more girls joined the family…Hilda, born December 1888, Ottilda, born December 1891, and Seigfreda, born 22 November