Obituary: Dane County, Wisconsin: Anna Maria OLSEN

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Submitted by Ruth Ann Montgomery, <rmontgomery@cishome.com> April 2008

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Anna Maria Olsen was born in Uhlensaker, Norway, October 26, 1849. At the
age of 22 she and her younger brother, Martin came to America where their
brother, Hans Olsen had provided a home for them, and where she spent the
first year learning the customs and language of her adopted nation and
state. January 2, 1872, she was united in marriage to Nels Peterson. Twelve
children were born to bless this union six of whom preceded them to the
"Better Land." With the exception of one year their entire married life was
spent on Jug Prairie. In 1879 they purchased what is now known as the
Peterson Homestead, residing there until 1915, when they retired from
active farm life and moved to their home they purchased in the village of
Brooklyn. They had lived here scarcely a year when Mr. Peterson was called
home.

Brooklyn, From Brooklyn Teller column, Evansville Review, July 7, 1921,
Evansville, Wisconsin