When Edward Ray Olsen was born on 13 May 1907, in High River, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, his father, Ira Olsen, was 38 and his mother, Maryette Reynolds, was 34. He married Dorothy Allene Newitt in 1930, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Alberta, Canada in 1916 and Fort Macleod, Willow Creek No. 26, Alberta, Canada in 1926. He died on 22 May 1990, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, at the age of 83, and was buried in Nanton Town Cemetery, Nanton, Willow Creek No. 26, Alberta, Canada.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Nils, Lars, Alf, Thor, Niels, Sven, Jorgen, Helmer, Iver, Arnfinn.
Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Ole, a short form of Olaf, Olav (see Olafsen ). This surname is the third most common in Norway. It is also established in northeastern England and in northern Germany. Compare Ohlsen , Olesen , Oleson , and Olson .
German (Ölsen): habitational name from any of several places so named, in Saxony, Brandenburg, and the Rhineland.
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