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John Paulsen
b. 1863
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John Paulsen (christened John Poulsen) was born about 1862/1863 — the family report gives 12 February 1863 — the son of Paul Olsen (Poul Olsen, 1822-1885) and Embjør Iversdatter (Embjor Iversdater, 1828-1905). The 1865 Norwegian census confirms the whole family living together at "Haverstad eller Snedkerpladsen", Søndre Langlien district, Søndre Fron (Sør-Fron) parish, Gudbrandsdalen, Oppland, Norway: household head Poul Olsen (45, b. ~1820, farmer/owner), his wife Embjør Iversdatter (38, b. 1828, Søndre Fron), and their children including a son John Poulsen aged 3 (b. ~1862/63). This is a multi-anchor identity match (father + mother + the subject himself + place), establishing the family origin as Søndre Fron, Oppland. No death, burial, marriage, or emigration record for John was confirmed; the report's birth date and parents' death years (1885/1905) come from the 2006 family report, not yet independently sourced.
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The 1865 Norwegian census records the subject as 'John Poulsen', age 3 (born ~1862/1863), born in Søndre Fron parish, listed as 'deres Søn' (their son) in the household of his parents at 'Haverstad eller Snedkerpladsen', Søndre Langlien district, Søndre Fron (Sør-Fron), Gudbrandsdalen, Oppland. His father is the household head Poul Olsen (45, farmer/owner) and his mother is Embjør Iversdatter (38, b. 1828). His siblings present are Mari Poulsdatter (16), Iver Poulsen (13), Ole Poulsen (11), and Rønnøg Poulsdatter (6). The age (3 in the Dec 1865 / Jan 1866 enumeration) is consistent with the report's birth date of 12 Feb 1863. This is a multi-anchor match on the subject AND both named parents AND place of origin.
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An 'Embjør Iversdatter' born 1828 in Søndre Fron parish appears in the 1865 Norwegian census, residing at 'Haverstad eller Snedkerpladsen', Søndre Fron (Gudbrandsdalen, Oppland) as a married woman ('hans Kone g' = his wife, married). She is the wife of household head Poul (Paul) Olsen and mother of the children including John Poulsen. Her given name, birth year (1828), and parish match the report's named mother (Embjor Iversdater, b. 1828) exactly.
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John Paulsen's father is recorded in the 1865 census as 'Poul Olsen', age 45 (born ~1820), born in Søndre Fron parish, household head ('Huusfader'), occupation farmer and freeholder ('Gaardbruger Selveier'), married. This corroborates the report's named father Paul Olsen (b. 1822 per the family report).
Not yet confirmed — probable matches and family lore, shown for research. Treat with caution.
likely birth.year (census age vs report): report “Born 12 February 1863 (family report)” vs. found “1865 census lists John Poulsen as age 3 (born ~1862), and his father Poul Olsen's age implies birth ~1820 vs report's 1822”. Minor census age-rounding, not a true conflict. A child born 12 Feb 1863 would be recorded as 2-going-on-3 in the Dec 1865/Jan 1866 enumeration; 'age 3' is consistent. The exact birth date 12 Feb 1863 still rests on the 2006 family report and should be confirmed against the Søndre Fron parish baptism register (1862-1863).
Open questions (4)
- Exact birth date (12 Feb 1863) and parents' death years (Paul Olsen 1885, Embjor Iversdater 1905) still derive only from the 2006 family report. The Søndre Fron parish baptism register for 1862-1863 should be checked to confirm the precise christening date for John Poulsen, son of Poul Olsen and Embjør Iversdatter.
- Did John Paulsen emigrate (e.g., to the USA, where the surname commonly drifts Poulsen/Paulsen->Paulson)? No emigration, ship-manifest, or US census/naturalization record was confirmed. The 1875 and 1900 Norwegian censuses and Norwegian emigration records for Sør-Fron should be searched to track him after 1865.
- John's death, burial, marriage, and any children remain unknown — no FindAGrave, FamilySearch, or other source for him personally was located after the 1865 census.
- Search engine results repeatedly surfaced a DIFFERENT John Paulsen ('John Paulsen Eide', son of a different Paul Olsen, who married Anna Marte/Ane Marta Iversdatter in Ørsta/Volda, Møre og Romsdal in 1861). This is a same-name-different-person and is NOT our John Paulsen (different region; there Iversdatter is the wife, not the mother). Confirmed rejected — our John is from Søndre Fron, Oppland, where Iversdatter is his mother.
Sources consulted (8)
- 1865 census household — Poul Olsen, Embjør Iversdatter (b.1828), and son John Poulsen (b.~1863), Haverstad eller Snedkerpladsen, 003 Søndre Langlien, Folketelling 1865 for 0519P Sør-Fron prestegjeld (Digitalarkivet) — VERIFIED, multi-anchor family match · census
- Search for persons in the 1865 Census — Embjør Iversdatter b.1828 Søndre Fron and other candidates (Digitalarkivet) · census
- Search for persons in the 1865 Census — John Paulsen candidates (Digitalarkivet) · census
- Detailed person search / 1875 Census (Digitalarkivet) — John Paulsen b.1863 not yet traced post-1865 · census
- WikiTree search results for Paulsen / Olsen / Iversdatter (no match for this John Paulsen or his parents) · tree
- Anna Marte Iversdatter (1835-1891) — WikiTree (relates to a DIFFERENT John Paulsen Eide; rejected as same-name-different-person) · tree
- Embjørg Iversdatter Sæteren (Hysjulien) (1816-1893) — Geni (rejected: wrong birth year/identity) · tree
- FindAGrave search results for John Paulson b.1863 Norway (no match on parents/birth date) · grave
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