Marriage: Arne and Johanne HUSEBY

On 22 Apr 1847 Arne married Johanna Margrete Johansdtr according to the Grue parish records.


SAH, Grue prestekontor, Ministerialbok nr. 7, 1830-1847, s. 143.

On 3 Aug 1984 Verla Williams wrote a letter to the State Archives in Hamar asking for information about Arne Johansen and received the following letter confirming his marriage to Johanna.


Letter. Per-Øivind Sandberg to Verla A. Williams (13 Aug 1984). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Johanna was born 11 Apr 1827 (baptized 3 May), the daughter of Johan Johansen HUSEBYE and Marthe Jorgensdtr Povelsrud.


Detail of SAH, Grue prestekontor, Ministerialbok nr. 6, 1814-1830, s. 159.

Arne and Johanna had seven children: Maren (b. 1 Dec 1847), Marte (b. 24 Jun 1850), John Albert (b. 19 Oct 1855), Mathilda (b. 10 Apr 1858), Martin J. (b. 29 Dec 1867), Anna (b. 20 Jul 1870), and Henry Nicholas (b. 7 Oct 1872).

Emigration: Arne Johansen HUSEBY Family

The Grue parish records show that Arne, Johanna, Maren, and Marte left Norway for Denmark on 6 Jun 1851. The 1900 census indicates that Johanna arrived in the USA in 1866. Unfortunately we do not know the family's whereabouts yet in the intervening years.


Detail of Hedmark fylke, Grue, Ministerialbok nr. 8 (1847-1858), Inn- og utflyttede 1851-1853, side 366. Image courtesy of Digitalarkivet.

It appears that at some point they returned to Norway. A marriage record for their son, John, indicates that he was born in Kristiania (Oslo). Mathilda's obituary also indicates that she was born in Norway, as does the 1870 Census.

Family Group Sheet for Maren HUSEBY (1847-1901)

Family Group Sheet. Maren HUSEBY (1847-1901). Image courtesy of Williams Family Pages.

Maren Arnesdtr HUSEBY (1847-1901)

Maren Arnesdtr HUSEBY was born on 1 Dec 1847 in Grue, Hedmark, NOR and was baptized on 30 Jan 1848.


Detail of Hedmark fylke, Grue, Ministerialbok nr. 8 (1847-1858), Fødte og døpte 1848, side 13. Image courtesy of Digitalarkivet.

Maren migrated with her family to Denmark in 1851. At some point they returned to Norway. The 1900 census indicates that she married Martin Engle in 1866 and that they arrived in America in 1867.