Torbjorg Asbjernsdt Haustveit

Brief Life History of Torbjorg Asbjernsdt

When Torbjorg Asbjernsdt Haustveit was born on 1 May 1872, in Ullensvang, Hordaland, Norway, her father, Asbjørn Toressen, was 36 and her mother, Elsa Sjursdatter, was 36. She married Haldor Hanssen on 11 January 1900, in Ullensvang, Hordaland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Williams, North Dakota, United States in 1915 and Lindahl Township, Williams, North Dakota, United States in 1920. She died on 15 August 1948, in Tioga, Williams, North Dakota, United States, at the age of 76.

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Family Time Line

Haldor Hanssen
1879–1959
Torbjorg Asbjernsdt Haustveit
1872–1948
Marriage: 11 January 1900
Jacob H Jacobson
1900–1946
Albert Jacobson
1901–1965
Cecelia Jacobson
1902–1988
Elsie Jacobson
1905–1971
Holton Jacobson
1908–1978
Tilda or Tillie Jacobson
1911–1980
Agnes Jacobson
1912–1923
Mr. Jacobson
1917–1917

Sources (35)

  • Torbjor Jacobson, "North Dakota Census, 1915"
  • Hordaland county, Ullensvang, Parish register (official) nr. A 12 (1867-1881), Birth and baptism records 1872, page 47.
  • Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1891

Historical Boundaries: 1891: Williams, North Dakota, United States

1893 · Fridtjof Nansen

Birth year of Fridtjof Nansen. Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

Name Meaning

from an Old Norse personal name, from Þórr ( see Tor ) + björn ‘bear’.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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