The Family Archaeologist

BIRTH MARRIAGE DEATH 25 May 1859, Risin or Kopervik, Avaldsnes, Rogaland, Norway 06 June 1885, Avaldsnes, Rogaland, Norway 12 May 1907, Haugesund, Rogaland, Norway Torvaldine Marie Olsdatter was born on 25 May 1859 in Risin, Avaldsnes, Rogaland, Norway (also listed as Kopervik) to parents Ole Olsen Kopervik & Andrine Marie Mortensdatter, and was baptized on 21 Aug 1859 in Avaldsnes. 1 Torvaldine's father Ole died at sea when Torvaldine was only 3 years old 2 and from the age of 5, she was raised by stepfather Thore Johannes Mattiasen. We can find the family living in Kopervik on the 1865 census, including her brother Oluf, Nils, and stepbrother Johan. 3 Torvaldine was confirmed on the 05 October 1873 while she was still living with her mother in the city of Kopervik. 4 Thorvald Haugen and Torvaldine Marie Olsdatter married on 06 Jun 188...

BIRTH MARRIAGE DEATH abt 25 December 1822, Loftstua, Landsverk, Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway 03 June 1843, Hedenstad Church, Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway 11 March 1908, Haugesund, Rogaland, Norway Anne Olsdatter Lindboe was born shortly before Christmas 1822 at a small place under Loftstua Farm in Sandsvaer, Buskerud, Norway. Her parents were Ole Olsen Lindboe (age 36) and Anne Helvig Andersdatter (age 28). At the time her parents were not married. Her father Ole was a widow who had 2 children from 2 previous marriages (after losing both his wives) and mother Anne had separated from her husband but was working through the lengthy process of getting court approval to finalize her divorce and allow her to remarry. This legal hangup obviously did not stop the love birds as Anne was the couple's 2nd child. Her sister Ellen was born 2 years prior in 1820. For reaso...

BIRTH MARRIAGE DEATH 07 October 1827, Svelvik, Vestfold, Norway 17 December 1855, Svelvik, Vestfold, Norway 11 August 1867, Svelvik, Vestfold, Norway Anne Maria Olsdatter Ruud was born on 07 Oct 1827 in Strømmen, Vestfold, Norway A , B , C to Ole Christensen Ruud and Berthe Maria Jensdatter. She was baptized on 18 Nov 1827 in Strømm Church, in Svelvik. 1 Anne was the fourth of six children born to parents Ole & Berthe. They were all raised in the village of Svelvik where her father worked as a sailor until around the time Anne turned 6. Around this time Ole gave up the life at sea and instead became a day laborer, which usually meant working odd jobs around town and helping others as a farmhand. In 1842 Anne was confirmed and the event was documented in the local parish register for Hurum, Buskerud, Norway. 2 Since Hurum is the register for ...

BIRTH MARRIAGE MARRIAGE DEATH before 23 September 1759, Østre Gausdal, Oppland, Norway 22 November 1781, Østre Gausdal,​ Oppland,​ Norway 30 December 1799, Stromm, Vestfold, Norway 14 January 1838, Svelvik, Vestfold, Norway Christen Olsen Ruud was born sometime before* 23 Sep 1759 on Ruud Farm in Østre Gausdal, Oppland, Norway. His parents were farmer, Ole Christensen Ruud and his wife Marit Nilsdatter Brandslien. Christen was the oldest of 8 children: only 6 of whom made it to adulthood. His sister Kari was born in 1761, Berit '67, and Anne '73; brother Niels was born in 1770. He had another brother Niels born in 1764, but he passed away shortly before he turned 5 in 1769. In the final days of 1775 Christen's mother Marit passed away from complications while giving birth to twins. She was only 36. Her daughter Mar...

Thorvald's Baptism Record - Line #133 Torvald Hansen Haugen was born on 16 Dec 1864 in Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway to parents Hans Jorgen Petersen Haugen and Anne Olsdatter.  The family lived in Hedenstad, Sandsvaer, Buskerud, Norway on the Haugen farm in what was the Saggrænden and Medheien school district. Haugen Family Farm on the 1865 Census Torvald was baptized the following year on 24 Sep 1865 in Sandsvaer under the name Torvald Petersen. Thorvald Haugen By the time Torvald was confirmed on 05 Oct 1879 in Avaldsnes, Rogaland, Norway, he had adjusted the spelling of his name to Thorvald to match with the growing national movement at the time. Torvaldine's Baptism Record - Line #119 Torvaldine Marie Olsdatter was born on 25 May 1859 in Risin, Avaldsnes, Rogaland, Norway (also listed as Kopervik) to parents Ole Olsen Kjelsvik & Andrine Mortensdatter, and was baptized on 21 Aug 1859 in Avaldsnes.