Brief Life History of Ole
When Ole Risa was born in June 1874, in Norway, his father, Sven Svendsen Risa, was 37 and his mother, Karoline Oldsdotter Ree, was 33. He had at least 1 son and 4 daughters with Martha Hestand. He lived in Sheridan, Montana, United States in 1935 and School District 69, Sheridan, Montana, United States in 1940.
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Sources (12)
- Ola Risa in household of Sven Risa, "United States Census, 1900"
- Mr Ole Risa in entry for Mrs Martha Hetland Risa, "Montana, Yellowstone Genealogy Forum, Yellowstone County Obituaries, 1955-1969"
- Ole Risa, "United States Census, 1910"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1875 · 1875 Norwegian Census
Lists all family members living at each residence, including year & place of birth, position in the family, marital status etc.
1905 · Freedom for Norway
Swedish-Norwegian union was legally dissolved. Norway became a free country in 1905. Danish Prince, Carl Fredrik, became King of Norway, and chose as his name, King Håkon VII. From then on the king was a titular head only.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Aase, Lief, Sven.
English: variant of Rice .
Norwegian: habitational name from any of over twenty farmsteads named Rise, from Old Norse hrís ‘brushwood’. The name also occurs in Sweden and Denmark.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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