Brief Life History of Einar
When Einar Olsen Tøfte was born on 18 August 1875, in Sunndal, Møre og Romsdal, Norway, his father, Ole Pedersen Tøfte, was 26 and his mother, Marit Einarsdatter Fladvad, was 25. He married Kristine Knutsdatter Toven on 2 December 1909, in Sunndalsøra, Sunndal, Møre og Romsdal, Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Tofte, Møre og Romsdal, Norway in 1900. He died on 24 June 1944, in Burke, Shoshone, Idaho, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Wallace, Shoshone, Idaho, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (9)
- Einar Ols. Tøfte in household of Ole Peders. Tøfte, "Norway Census, 1900"
- Legacy NFS Source: edward o. tofte - Government record: birth: about 1879; Norway
- Einar O Tofte, "Idaho Death Certificates, 1938-1961"
Spouse and Children
1875–1944 Male
1889–1920 Female
Children (3)
1912–2009 Female
1916–1986 Male
1917–1993 Male
Parents and Siblings
1849–1931 Male
1850–1930 Female
Siblings (4)
1870–1947 Male
1875–1944 Male
1877–1951 Male
1880–1891 Female
World Events (8)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
Age 1
1884
Age 9
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 21
Name Meaning
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.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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