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Norwegian Genealogy

Name:

Ole Olsen

Sopanstad

Berge

6Jan1823-8Feb1908

 

(first name)

(surname)

(farm name)

(birth/death dates)

 

Name in America:

Ole

 

Berge

 

(first name)

(m.i.)

(last name)

 

Spouse:

Ragnhild

Sigurdsdatter

 

22Mar1836-17Jul1925

 

(first name)

(surname)

(farm name at marriage)

(birth/death dates)

 

Children:

Anna

Martha

Ole

 

Thomine (“Minnie”)

Laura

Severt

 

Martha

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipality (kommune) in Norway:

Hjartdal

 

Church Parish to which they belonged:

?

 

Emigrant Ship:

?

Depart Date:

1865

Port:

?

 

Destinations in America 

Early:

Davis, IL; Big Canoe, Winneshiek Co., IA

 

Final:

Lone Tree Twp., Moody Co., South Dakota

 

Occupations/Professions

in Norway:

Farmer

 

in America:

Farmer

 

Additional Information:  On their voyage to America of 8 weeks, their daughter, Anna, became ill.  She was thought to be dead and was put in a box to be buried at sea.  The child fortunately showed a little life and was saved.  She lived to be 86 years old. 

 

 

Contact:                     

Martha (Marty) Gale

Relationship to emigrant:

Great-granddaughter

Mail:

9404 SE 54th St.,             Mercer Island,

WA

98040

Email:

martygale@futuretense.com

Date:

28Nov2006

 

 

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