Cathie, This is what the LDS site has on your OUTEN family. Have you tried their website? http://www.familysearch.org Put in Mads Outen and you will find the information I have copied below and more. Carol Family Group Record FamilySearch® Ancestral File™ v4.19<Picture: Export this family group as GEDCOM> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Husband's Name<Picture>Mads Christensen OUTEN (AFN:3ZXM-XF) <Picture: View this person's Pedigree Chart><Picture><Picture>Born: 91 OR 1790<Picture>Place: Romerike, , Norway<Picture><Picture>Father: Mother:  ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wife's Name<Picture>Helena LARSDATTER (AFN:3ZXM-ZL) <Picture: View this person's Pedigree Chart><Picture><Picture>Born: Abt. 1792<Picture>Place: <Romerike, , Norway><Picture><Picture>Father: Mother:  ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Children ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Sex Name<Picture>M Christian MATSON OUTEN (AFN:3ZXM-KJ) <Picture: View this person's Pedigree Chart><Picture><Picture>Born: 2 Sep 1828 <Picture>Place: Romerike, , Norway <Picture>Died: 14 Sep 1916 <Picture>Place: <Picture>Buried: <Picture>Place: Oakland Cemetery, Lessor Township, Mc Intosh, Mn ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Sex Name<Picture>F Johanna Madsdatter OUTEN (AFN:3ZXP-0V) <Picture: View this person's Pedigree Chart><Picture><Picture>Born: Abt. 1830 <Picture>Place: Romerike, , Norway ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. Sex Name<Picture>F Elizabeth Madsdatter OUTEN (AFN:3ZXP-12) <Picture: View this person's Pedigree Chart><Picture><Picture>Born: Abt. 1832 <Picture>Place: Romerike, , Norway ------------------------------------------------------------------------  © 1999 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc.  All rights reserved.  English approval: 3/1999  Use of this site constitutes your acceptance of these Conditions of Use. Last updated: 3/22/1999  Privacy Policy. Last updated: 3/22/1999 ---------- > From: Cathie Hargreaves <Hargreaves@citcom.net> > To: MNPOLK-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MNPOLK-L] Mads Christensen > Date: Saturday, September 09, 2000 11:19 AM > > Posted on: Polk County Queries > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/Polk/369 > > Surname: Christensen, Larsdatter, Ericksen, Olson, Johnson > ------------------------- > > Mads CHRISTENSEN OUTEN, b. ca 1791 Norway; m. 27 Dec. 1821 Akershus, Norway > to Helena LARSDATTER who appears to have been the daughter of Lars ERICKSEN > and Marte LARSDATTER. The only child I have listed for Mads and Helena > is Elizabeth MADSEN who m. Christian OLSON. > Ole Olson CHRISTIANSON, son of Elizabeth and Christian, was b. 14 Sept. > 1861 Oslo, Norway. He immigrated to the US and settled in Polk Co., MN. > The only child I have listed for Ole and wife, Johanna JOHNSON, is Alma > CHRISTIANSON/CHRISTENSON who was b. 15 Nov. 1899 Trail, Polk Co., MN. > I'm interested in exchanging information. >