Albena ESKILDSEN b. 23 Aug 1900 Gosmer, Gosmer, Århus, Denmark d. 5 Dec 1922 Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

1900 - 1922 (22 years)

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Name	Albena ESKILDSEN [1]
Birth	23 Aug 1900	Gosmer, Gosmer, Århus, Denmark [1]
Gender	Female
_UID	2B5890921A27EB4CBAC8FEFAB08C58DF0AF2
Immigration	7 Mar 1905	Ellis Island, New York, New York, United States [2, 3]
The family emigrated from Denmark on 22 February 1905 aboard the SS Oscar II, arriving at Ellis Island on 7 March. Alfred's sponsor was Uncle Jens Sorensen, husband of his father's sister, Cecilia. Jens also purchased tickets for the whole family with the understanding that Alfred would pay him back a little at a time after they settled in America. Once cleared through Ellis Island, the family headed to Carney, Michigan where Jens and Cecilia lived.
Census	1910	Cedarville Township, Menominee, Michigan, United States [4]
Rented home 1) Fred Eskildsen, Head, m, w, age 35, Married 14 years, b. Denmark as were both parents, Immigrated 1905, Naturalized, Woodsman, Lumber, wage worker 2) Agnes Eskildsen, Wife, f, w, age 37, Married 14 years, 10 of 10 children living, b. Denmark as were both parents 3) Samuel Eskildsen, Son, m, w, age 13, Single, b. Denmark as were both parents 4) Cathrine Eskildsen, Daughter, f, w, age 12, Single, b. Denmark as were both parents 5) Hans Eskildsen, Son, m, w, age 10, Single, b. Denmark as were both parents 6) Bena Eskildsen, Daughter, f, w, age 9, Single, b. Denmark as were both parents 7) Martha Eskildsen, Daughter, f, w, age 8, Single, b. Denmark as were both parents 8) Fritz Eskildsen, Son, m, w, age 6, Single, b. Denmark as were both parents 9) Cicilla Eskildsen, Daughter, f, w, age 5, Single, b. Denmark as were both parents 10) Jens Eskildsen, Son, m, w, age 3, Single, b. Michigan, Both parents b. Denmark 11) Valdermar Eskildsen, Daughter, f, w, age 2, Single, b. Michigan, Both parents b. Denmark 12) Elena Eskildsen, Daughter, w, w, age 1, Single, b. Michigan, Both parents b. Denmark
Alt Name	Bena Eskildsen [5]
Alt Name	Johanne Jacobine Gunhild Eskildsen [6, 7]
Death	5 Dec 1922	Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States [1, 8]
Person ID	I5168	Our Family Tree
Last Modified	28 Dec 2020

Father	Eskild Alfred "Fred" ESKILDSEN, b. 13 Jun 1875, Fillerup, Odder, Århus, Denmark d. 13 Apr 1937, Stambaugh, Iron, Michigan, United States (Age 61 years)
Mother	Agnes Magdalene Kristiane LARSEN, b. 27 May 1873, Copenhagen, , , Denmark d. 11 Mar 1920, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States (Age 46 years)
Marriage	20 Nov 1896	Gosmer, Gosmer, Århus, Denmark
Family ID	F1362	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Event Map

	Birth - 23 Aug 1900 - Gosmer, Gosmer, Århus, Denmark
	Immigration - 7 Mar 1905 - Ellis Island, New York, New York, United States
	Census - 1910 - Cedarville Township, Menominee, Michigan, United States
	Death - 5 Dec 1922 - Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States

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Reference Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I5168&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "Albena ESKILDSEN."

Sources

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[S375] "New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957". Database and images., (Ancestry. https://www.ancestry.com : 2010), "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957" (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 Oct 2013), manifest, Oscar II, 7 Mar 1905, Eskildsen Family
[S1853] "DDD Emigration Database," database online, Danish Emigration Archives and The City Archives of Aalborg, The Digital Danish Emigration Archive , ((http://www.udvandrerarkivet.dk/forside/ : 2020)), accessed 23 Oct 2013), Eskild Alfred Eskildsen.
[S1825] Michigan, Menominee County, 1910 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, (https://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2006), T624, roll T624_664, Cedarvillle, enumeration district (ED) 208, sheet A-B, p. 2, dwelling Sep 2010, family 28-29, Fred Eskildsen
[S1825] Michigan, Menominee County, 1910 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, (https://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2006), T624, roll T624_664, Cedarville, enumeration district (ED) 208, sheet A, p. 2A, dwelling 25
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[S2484] Robert Knox and Anne Marie Pollard Knox, The Eskildsen Family, a look at what makes them exceptional and proud, (San Francisco, California: Blurb, Sep 29, 2011.), p.33.
[S484] "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, Ancestry , ((htttps://search.ancestry.com : 2001)), accessed 26 Jan 2019), Albena Johnson, 5 Dec 1922; citing Ramsey County,1922 [Death] Certificate No. 023958.