Abraham Christenson Lien was born in 1806 and died in 1893 in Davik, Norway. He married Valborg Jørgensdatter Aase(1804-1856). He was a farmer in Davik. When Abraham was a small child he shot his first bear outside the of her parent's home. Later in his life he shot many bears while he was out in the mountain capturing deer and other game to provide for the family.Four of his children immigrated to America (Kari, Jørgen, Paul and Peder)

Abraham and Valborg had 11 children all born in Davik, Norway on their farm.

1. Stillborn, born Mar. 17,1830.

2. Brita Abrahamsdatter Lien, born Ap. 6,1831- died 1907- Married Knut Kasperson in 1860, no children

3. Christen Abrahamson born June 6, 1833 - died 1874. He took over the Lein farm. This is Ole Marius Lien's great-great-grandfather.

4. Anna Pauline Abrahamsdatter born Oct. 1,1835 - died 1910 married in 1855 Martinus Jørgenson Dombestein. Some of her children emigrated to America too.

5. Kari Abrahamsdatter born Dec. 17, 1837 emigrated in 1886 to Sanborn County, SD. Married Rasmus Davick, buried in Solberg Cemetery,Jerauld County, South Dakota

6. Jørgen Abrahamson Lien, born Jan. 16, 1840 emigrated in 1873. Buried in Solberg Cemetery,Sanborn County, South Dakota

7. Marie Abrahamsdatter, born Nov. 3, 1842 died in 1884, married Christen Kornelius Person Otteren in 1863.

8. Paul Abrahmason Lien born Nov. 25, 1843 Davik, Norway emigrated in 1873. Paul killed the last bear in Davik, Norway in 1867, only a few years before he emigrated to the U.S.A. He died on the Sept. 2, 1930, buried in Howard, Miner SD Burial Bellview Lutheran Cemetery, Miner County, SD

9. Christianne Abrahamsdatter born Jan. 11, 1846 died 1846

10. Simianne Abrahamsdatter born May 26, 1848 Married Christen Hanson Hamre in 1870. Died in 1924.

11. Peder Abrahamson Lien, born Nov. 5,1850 Davik, Norway emigrated 1870, died 1902 in Wisconsin