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History of Buffalo & Pepin Counties, Wisconsin - Vol. 2
pub. H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Co., Winona, MN - 1919

         [page 585]

         BENEDICT AASE, one of the early settlers of Dover township,
       Buffalo county, who is still living, was born in Norway, March
       13, 1838, son of JOHN and SUSAN AASE. The children in the family
       were BENEDICT, ANFIN, MARTHA and GERTRUDE. BENEDICT grew to man-
       hood in his native land, where in time he was married to INGEBORG
       ______. In 1869 he left Norway with his young wife for the United
       States, and after being six weeks at sea a son was born to them
       on the ocean, whom they named OLE. On arriving in this country
       the family located first in Dodge county, Minnesota, where they
       remained one year. At the end of that time they came to Buffalo
       county and located in Dover township, MR. AASE securing a tract
       of land in section 5. Their first night in the county was spent
       in a barn. BENEDICT dug out a hole in a bank which served as a
       temporary dwelling until he had time to erect a log house. He
       had bought a yoke of oxen on time payments and with them he be-
       gan the work of developing his land. His subsequent career was
       practically identical with that of other successful pioneers. In
       time he bought more land and erected good buildings, raised grain
       and stock and became prosperous. He has continued his residence
       on the farm to the present time and is a well known and respected
       citizen of his township, also being a member of the Norwegian
       Lutheran church. His wife, who was born March 30, 1838, died in
       1910. Their children were: OLE, now a prosperous farmer in Dover
       township, Buffalo county; SUSAN, who is now MRS. PETER PETERSON
       of Gilmanton township; JOHN, a farmer in Dover township; LEWIS,
       who is on his home farm; and CARL, who is farming in Naples township.

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