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1857 (1 April) left Øyer, Oppland, Norway for America, with brother.
1860 census brothers, Frances Christenson & Eva (Iver) Christenson are lving at South Bend, Blue Earth County, Minnesota.
The following is likely same person & the reason he does not show up in the later U.S. records:
CHRISTIANSEN, Franz - MN 10th Inf Co E. Residence not shown. Nativity not shown. Civil War: Age 31. Enrolled 20 Nov 1862. Mustered 31 Dec 1862. Private. Died in Cairo, Illinois, 16 Feb 1865. Sources: (MINN p477) (MCIW p479) (Ulvestad p274).
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22912081
The NPS data base has Christiansen , Frans (originally filed under the name Frans Chrisenson) of the 10th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Co. E. (https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=A...)
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March 30, 1831
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Oyer, Øyer, Oppland, Norway
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