Anna Marie Gabrielsen (1819-1888) was a migrant from Farsund, Norway to Chicago, Illinois, USA in 1882. (b. July 19, 1819; Farsund, Vest-Agder, Norway - d. August 29, 1888, 5:00 am; 25 Pleasant Place, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA)

Name:
Anna Marie Gabrielsen, Anne Maria Kjarvaldsen; Anna Marie Gabrielsdatter of Lund.

Religion:
Lutheran then Methodist in the United States.

Birth:
Anna may have been born on July 19, 1819 to Gabriel Gabrielson of Lund; and Anna Margretha Skaugaard, but this may be an error. The 1865 Norway Census lists her birth year as 1822 as does her death certificate and tombstone.

Baptism:
She may have been baptized on August 15, 1819 under the name "Ane Marie Gabrielsen".

First marriage:
She married "Hans Christian Andreasen" on October 8, 1841 in Farsund, Vest-Agder, Norway.

Child:
Together Jens and Anna had the following child: Hans Kristian Jensen (1844-?).

Second marriage:
She married Jens Jacob Hansen (1823-1864) on December 14, 1845 in Farsund, Norway.

Children:
Hans Gabriel Jensen (1846-?) who was born on May 12, 1846 and was baptized on May 21, 1846; Anton Severin Jensen (1848-1906) who was born on December 19, 1848; Juliane Amalie Jensen (1852-?) who was born on November 20, 1852; Anne Marie Jensen (1854-c1895) who married Peter Olsen (1844-1892) and emigrated to Chicago; Johanna Katrine Jensen (1857-1912) aka Catharine Jensen, who was born November 14, 1856 and emigrated to Chicago and married Steffen Barca (c1855-c1895); Jens Julius Jensen (1859-c1903) who married Anna Olsen (1860-?) and emigrated to Chicago; Andrew Havig Jensen (1861-1930) who emigrated to Chicago and married Lena Elaine Olsen (1860-1938); John Christian Jensen (1863-1922) who married Hilda X (1869-1908) and had Pearl, Stella, Norman, and Alice; THere was also a Henry Jensen (c1866-?); Kristina Jensen (c1866-?); and Tillie Jensen (c1866-?). Other children who died young may exist but have to be confirmed with a birth or death certificate.

Death of second husband:
The following is from an undated church biography: "Jens Jacob Hansen, who passed away in Norway in 1864, an adherent of the Lutheran faith, was a talented violinist, the entire family with one exception being musicians ... Anna Marie (Kjarvaldsen) after her husband's death came to America in 1882 and passed away six years later, aged 63 years, having previously embraced the Methodist faith."

Vestregade Street, Farsund, Norway:
The family appears in the 1865 Norway Census living in "Ladestedet Farsund" on Vestregade Street in a house owned by Jens J. Hansen. Ann was already a widow and living with the following children: Hans Kristian Jensen; Hans Gabriel Jensen; Anton S. Jensen; Juliane A. Jensen; Anne M. Jensen; Johanne K. Jensen; Jens J. Jensen; Andreas Jensen; and Johan K. Jensen. They are listed as: "Anne Marie Hans."; "Johanne K Jens."; "Hans Gabriel Jens."; "Juliane A. Jens." and "Andreas Jens."

Third marriage:
She may have married a man named Brecking circa 1865-1870 in Farsund, Norway. He is mentioned in the letter from Sigried Brigida Jensen (1895-1990).

Norway to United States:
She moved from Farsund, Norway to Chicago, Illinois in 1882 with her children.

Fourth marriage:
She married a man named Kjarvaldsen in Chicago, Illinois circa 1882-1885. He outlived her and died after 1888. She is listed as a "Anna Marie Kjarvaldsen" in a church biography written after her death.

Death:
Anna died on August 29, 1888 at her home at 25 Pleasant Place in Chicago of "exhaustion from carcinoma of uterus", she had been sick for three years. She was listed under the name "Anna Marie Jensen". Her Illinois death certificate number was "4936".

Burial:
She was buried at Mount Olive Cemetery in Chicago.

Church biography:
"Anna Marie (Kjarvaldsen) after her husband's death came to America in 1882 and passed away six years later, aged 63 years, having previously embraced the Methodist faith."

Memories about Anna Marie Gabrielsen (1819-1888):
Sigried Brigida Jensen (1895-1990) wrote in a letter around 1960-1965: "Your great-great great grandmother married four times, one, outlived her, a Mr. Brecking (sp?) of Chicago. The first one I know nothing of. My grandfather Ossie & Jennies, I do not know for sure -- but believe was her third husband who edited a small paper and believe it was in Farsund, where my father was born. Her other husband owned an inn, two sons born to that marriage. One died in the English Channel, captain of his boat. The other a captain, on the ____. His boat was lost in Lake Michigan. The family moved from Farsund to Stavanger and lived there until they came to America around 1870. The children were Marie (Jennie's and Ozzie's mother), Katrina -- Lillie -- Hans -- John -- Andres -- Hervey -- and my father Jens. They all sang beautifully. It was a warm loving family and I loved my Tanta Katrina and your uncle Ossie so very much. I was six when my father died and 16 when Tanta died -- or I would have more to tell. My sister Myrtle and her husband were in Norway two years ago and went to Farsund to see if they could find out any thing about our father -- but could not find out anything -- there was a fire some time ago and much was lost."

Relationship:
Anna Marie Gabrielsen (1819-1888) was the great-grandmother of Muriel Elaine Jensen (1928- ). She was the great-grandmother of Sandra Elaine Shanahan (1935- ). She was the great-grandmother of Daisy Lorraine Holm (1926-2014). She was the great-grandmother of Bette Parker Patten. She was the great-grandmother of Arthur Bruce Jensen II (1939- ).

Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on June 29, 2004. Updated on May 23, 2013 with her four marriages. Update on July 28, 2015 with information on John Christian Jensen (1863-1922) and the memories of Sigried Brigida Jensen (1895-1990).

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