Victor Ernest Andreas Halvorsen

Male31 January 1878–7 December 1907

Brief Life History of Victor Ernest Andreas

When Victor Ernest Andreas Halvorsen was born on 31 January 1878, in Oslo, Norway, his father, Carl Emanuel Halvorsen, was 33 and his mother, Petra Marie Anderssen, was 28. He married Josephine K Michaelson about 1903, in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. He lived in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States in 1907. He died on 7 December 1907, at the age of 29, and was buried in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States.

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Victor Ernest Andreas Halvorsen
1878–1907
Josephine K Michaelson
1878–1975
Marriage: about 1903

Sources (27)

  • Victor Ernst Andreas Halvorsen, "Norway Census, 1891"
  • Victor E.a. Halvorson, "Minnesota, Death Records and Certificates, 1900-1955"
  • Victor Halvorsen in household of Petra Marie Halvorsen, "Norway Census, 1900"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1903Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (7)

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    World Events (8)

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

    Age 3

    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

    1882 · Sigrid Undset

    Age 4

    Birth year of Sigrid Undset. Norwegian novelist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928. Her best-known work is Kristin Lavransdatter.

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

    Age 12

    This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Age, Lars, Alf, Bjorn, Egil, Iver, Knut, Maren, Per, Vidar.

    Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Halvor, Old Norse Hallvarthr, composed of the elements hallr ‘(flat) stone’ + varthr ‘guardian, defender’. Compare Halvorson and Holverson .

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

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