Brief Life History of Ole Henriksen
When Ole Henriksen Berg was born on 12 September 1840, in Berg, Østfold, Norway, his father, Henrick Halvorson Andersen, was 45 and his mother, Olava Jacobina Andersdatter, was 34. He married Anne Maria Olesdatter on 8 August 1860, in Oslo, Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Utah, Utah, United States for about 30 years. He died on 23 February 1919, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Ole Burg, "United States Census, 1870"
- Ole Henriksen, "Norway Marriages, 1660-1926"
- Olie Hendricksen Berg, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1849
Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
1862 · Homestead Act
Homestead Act was passed in the U.S. which made land available for free upon meeting certain conditions. Many Norwegian-Americans acquired land through this process.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lennart, Bjorn, Lars, Nils, Alf, Nels, Thor, Tor, Knute, Selmer, Anders.
German and Dutch: topographic name for someone who lived on or by a hill or mountain, from Middle High German berc, Middle Dutch berghe. This surname is also found in some other parts of Europe, e.g. in France (Alsace and Lorraine) and Poland. Compare Dutch Vandenberg .
Norwegian and Danish: habitational name from a farmstead named with Old Norse bjarg ‘mountain, hill’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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