Søren Christian Nørgaard

Brief Life History of Søren Christian

When Søren Christian Nørgaard was born on 12 December 1890, in Lørslev, Ugilt, Vennebjerg, Hjørring, Denmark, his father, Christen Nørskov Nørgaard, was 30 and his mother, Christine Ansine Mikkelsen, was 33. He married Nikoline Martine Andersen on 12 December 1916, in Ugilt, Sejlstrup, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Nørre Tranders, Fleskum, Ålborg, Denmark in 1925 and Berlin Township, Steele, Minnesota, United States for about 10 years. He died on 26 November 1982, in Freeborn, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 91.

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Family Time Line

Søren Christian Nørgaard
1890–1982
Nikoline Martine Andersen
1896–
Marriage: 12 December 1916
Agnete Nørgaard
1918–1979
Svend Norgaard
1919–2000
Egon Norgaard
1924–2011
Paul Norgaard
1931–2023
Mary Ellen Nørgaard
1933–2016

Sources (23)

  • Soren Chr Nørgård, "Denmark Census, 1921"
  • Danish birth record for Agnete Norgaard b. 9 May 1918
  • Marriage record for Soren Christian Norgaard and Nikoline Martine Andersen m. 12 December 1916

World Events (8)

1893 · The Minnesota State Flag

The Flag of Minnesota was adopted on August 2 and consists of scenes from the seal of Minnesota. The flag has been modified over the years to be easier to manufacture.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1914

World War I. Denmark remains neutral throughout the war.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Asger, Carsten, Erik, Orvald.

Norwegian (also Norgård) and Swedish (Norgård and Nörgård): habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads named Nor(d)gård, from nord ‘north’ + gård (old spelling gaard) ‘farm’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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