The Family Archaeologist

BIRTH MARRIAGE DEATH 21 December 1897, Haugesund, Rogaland, Norway 02 January 1918, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA 11 October 1992, Middleburg Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Thora Marie Haugen was born on 21 Dec 1897 in Haugesund, Rogaland, Norway to father Thorvald Hansen Haugen and mother Thorvaldine Marie Olsdatter . She was baptized in Haugesund on 20 Feb 1898. Her godparents were listed as her father Thorvald, S. Troudsen, Mikal Feakiko, Lina Feakiko, and Sikka Troudsen. 1 Thora grew up in Haugesund, Norway at “Sørhauggade 121b - Farmhouse” with her parents, 3 brothers Karl, Olaf & Adolf, and sister Anna. 2 Her father was a sailor and engineer in the Norwegian shipping industry which put him at sea for long stretches of time while her mother stayed at home raising the children. When Thora was 9 years old her mother passed away...

BIRTH MARRIAGE DEATH 01 November 1858, Svelvik, Vestfold, Norway 04 October 1888, Svelvik Church, Svelvik, Vestfold, Norway 17 September 1933, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Birthe Marie Andreasen and her twin sister Julie were born on 01 Nov 1858 in Svelvik, Vestfold, Norway to parents Andreas Johnson and Anne Marie Olsdatter . Birthe and her sister were baptized on 23 Jan 1859 in Svelvik. 3 , A Birthe's parents named her after her maternal grandmother, Berthe Marie Jensdatter, who was nicknamed "Berthe-Dol", which loosely translates to “valley-girl”. 1 At the time, the town was known as Svelvikstrømmen a combination of the two adjoining towns of Svelvik and Strømm (between 1845-1964) on the west banks of the Svelvikstrømmen strait in the Drammen fjord. It was a small but bustling port town, big in the shipping and trade business for...

BIRTH MARRIAGE DEATH 21 November 1889, Svelvik, Vestfold, Norway 02 January 1918, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA 02 October 1929, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Christoffer Christoffersen was born on 21 Nov 1889 to Cornelius Christoffersen and Birthe Marie Andreasen in Svelvik, Vestfold, Norway. He was baptized a month later on 22 Dec 1889 in Svelvik Church. His Godparents were widow Mathea Kristensen (Loe) [Grandmother], Julie Andreasen [Aunt], Annette Andreasen [Aunt], Barnet Fuder, and sailor Johan Albert Olsen. 1 Christopher is believed to have been born in farmhouse 20 on street Tømmeraas Gate (which has since been renamed Brinchs gate) in Svelvik. Even though no residence was documented at the time of Christopher's baptism, this was the family home at the time of his brother Oscar's baptism the following year. 2 The fami...

BIRTH MARRIAGE DEATH 21 March 1831, Konnerud, Buskerud, Norway 19 November 1857, Svelvik, Vestfold, Norway 06 Apr 1905, Svelvik, Vestfold, Norway Mathea Gulliksdatter Loe was born on 21 Mar 1831 at Loe farm in Konnerud, Vestfold, Norway to carpenter Gullik Petersen Loe and his wife Maren Christensdatter Wear . She was baptized on 09 Apr 1831 in Skoger Church. (A part of the county of Vestfold at the time, Skoger became a part of Buskerud county in 1964 when it was incorporated into the city of Drammen). 6 For the first two years of her life Mathea lived with her parents on the Loe farm in what is now the town of Konnerud (frequently noted as being under Eikholt farm*). Family lore says following a gambling incident (discussed more in Gullik's biography ), Gullik lost the family farm and had to move. The family story states that supposedly they s...

Christoffer Christiensen Orhuus Christoffer Christensen Orhuus was born on 19 May 1828 in Sande, Vestfold, Norway and was baptized on 22 Jun 1828. Christoffer Christensen Baptism Record from Parish book - Line 27 (1828) He was raised on the "Quirk" (or "Quirle", its hard to read) farm in Sande where he was confirmed on 01 Oct 1843 in Sande, Vestfold, Norway. By the age of 25, Christoffer was most likely living on the Orhus farm, but the pay on the countryside for a farmhand was so poor that he decided to move to the neighboring village of Svelvik & Strommen and take up sailing instead. At this time (1853-1856) the Crimean War had created a lot of shipping jobs that made living in the coastal towns more attractive than farm life. Mathea Gulliksdatter Loe Mathea Birth Record - Right Page Line 11 (1831) Mathea Gulliksdatter Loe was born on 21 Mar 1831 in Skoger, Vestfold, Norway to parents Gullik Petersen Loe and Maren Christensdatter...

Cornelius' birth & baptism record (1860) Cornelius Christoffersen was born on 16 Sep 1860 in Svelvik, Vestfold, Norway to parents Christoffer Christensen and Mathea Gulliksdatter . He was baptized on 28 Oct 1860 in Hurum, Buskerud, Norway, a short ferry ride to the opposite shoreline from Svelvik, which at the time was the closest church to the residents of Svelvik. Godparents were John Gabrielsen, Thormond Nilsen, Randi Jane, Susanne Hansdatter, Birgitte Hansdatter. Believe this to be a young Cornelius Christoffersen Cornelius grew up in Svelvik at farm house 19a with his parents, 2 brothers Johan & Carl, and a farmhand. His father was a sailor and was regularly away at sea for long stretches of time. On 04 Oct 1874, Cornelius was confirmed in Strømm, Vestfold, Norway. A confirmation could also be translated as a child's graduation. This was an important event in the entrance into adult life and one could not work or get married unless they had bee...

Christoffer's baptism record - line #15 Christoffer Christoffersen was born on 21 Nov 1889 to Cornelius Christoffersen and Birthe Marie Andreasen in Svelvik, Vestfold, Norway. He was baptized on 22 Dec 1889 in Svelvik. His Godparents were Mathea Kristensen (Grandmother), Julie Andreasen (Aunt), Annette Andreasen (Aunt), Barnet Fuder ..., and Johan Albert Olsen.  Christoffer about 1 year in Svelvik, Norway (1890) Christopher grew up in a farmhouse on street Tømmeraas Gade (which has since been renamed Brinchs gate) in Svelvik with his parents, brothers Oscar & Rudd, sisters Marie & Cora, a nanny and her daughter. 1900 Norwegian Census of Christoffersen's Christoffer was confirmed on 02 Oct 1904 in Svelvik, Vestfold, and took to the sea immediately after where he learned to sail like his father and worked his way up to the rank of first mate. Christoffer and his family departed from Christiania, Norway on 08 Feb 1907 aboard the S.S. Hellig Olav...