Harold Berven

Male7 June 1906–7 January 1980

Brief Life History of Harold

When Harold Berven was born on 7 June 1906, in Beaver Township, Benson, North Dakota, United States, his father, Tosten Hakonsen Berven, was 42 and his mother, Julia Guro Aarhus, was 26. He had at least 1 daughter with Hazel Thompson. He lived in Albert Township, Benson, North Dakota, United States in 1910. He died on 7 January 1980, in Minot, Ward, North Dakota, United States, at the age of 73.

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Family Time Line

Harold Berven
1906–1980
Hazel Thompson
1908–1965
Carol Jean Berven
1945–1959

Sources (5)

  • Harold Berven, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Harold Berven, "United States Social Security Death Index"
  • Harold Berven in household of Tosku H Berven, "United States Census, 1910"

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Children (1)

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Siblings (2)

World Events (8)

1907 · Not for profit elections

Age 1

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Age 2

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

1927

Age 21

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Ordell, Ove.

Norwegian: habitational name from a farmstead named Berven, from berg ‘mountain, hill’ (Old Norse bjarg) + vin ‘meadow’.

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

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