The Family Archaeologist

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...

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...