Christopher Rausch

According to the research of Suzannah Zemke he was a German engineer who came to help with the Konnerud mine. Birth and death dates are from her research in the Skoger records. Note that Skoger was once Skougar and while it was formerly in Buskerud it is now part of Vestfold

The record of his death is here, the left side. His name is spelled Raus. Buried 14 July 1793: Permanent image link: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20070402610255.jpg

Source Information: Buskerud county, The Jarl Bergske Ironworks (Konnerud) in Forests, Klokkerbok no. II 2 (1753 to 1795), Dead and buried from 1793 to 1795, page 56.

There is a forum posting about this family here (mainly in Norwegian) http://www.disnorge.no/slektsforum/viewtopic.php?p=577419#577419

google translation "In 1736 it was taken 80 workers to the mines on Konnerud, It Jarsbergske Iron Works. Of These I seek descendants of the genus Rausch, also underwritten as Raus, Rois, Røys, in the church records of Forests, it was also Noted a family name of this genus That Sounds -Janjørgensen- May be an attempt Norwegianisation? The first thing I can find is Christopher Rauschsom were married at the iron works in 1751 (in Forests Church from 1746 Thurs 1814, right side 38, no 3-) with Ellen Amondsdatter -this was 4.de Sunday after Trinitatis, I am very interested in knowing more about this family and descendants - "

it suggests he may be from Holstein in Tyskland (Germany)