Brief Life History of Frederick
When Frederick Torgersen was born on 27 June 1862, in Drammen, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway, his father, Even Torgersen, was 42 and his mother, Oline Reiersdatter, was 42. He died in December 1863, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 1, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Frederick Torgersen, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
- Sigdal og Eggedal Gard og Slekt II, by Andreas Morch, 1954, Drammen, Norway
- Legacy NFS Source: Frederick Evensen -
Parents and Siblings
1819–1884 Male
1819–1871 Female
Siblings (10)
1842–1926 Female
1844–1899 Female
1846–1849 Male
1848–1858 Female
1851–1862 Female
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World Events (2)
1863
Age 1
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
Age 1
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Thor, Berger, Erik, Jorgen, Morten, Selmer, Torleif.
Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Torger, a form of Old Norse Thorgeirr, from Thórr, the name of the Norse god of thunder (see Thor ) + geirr ‘spear’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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