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 MARRIAGE DEATH 16 December 1864, Sandsvaer, Buskerud, Norway 06 June 1885, Avaldsnes, Rogaland, Norway 09 April 1908, Haugesund, Rogaland, Norway 20 August 1947, Karmøy, Rogaland, Norway Thorvald Haugen was born Torvald Hansen on 16 Dec 1864 in Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway to parents Hans Jorgen Petersen Haugen and Anne Olsdatter . 1 The family lived at the northern end of Hedenstad, Sandsvær on the Haugen farm in what was the Saggrænden and Medheien school district. 2 Sandsvær has since been incorporated into the city of Kongsberg and is south of the city center. Torvald was baptized the following year on 24 Sep 1865 in Sandsvaer. 1 Some time before 1875 the family relocated to the west coast of Norway. It's believed father Hans relocated the family to change careers and workin in mining instead of fa...