Karin Olofsdotter Borg

Brief Life History of Karin

When Karin Olofsdotter Borg was born on 27 March 1853, in Venjan, Kopparberg, Sweden, her father, Olof Larsson Borg, was 31 and her mother, Ingeborg Jonsdotter, was 29. She married Olof D. Olson on 31 March 1872, in Wright, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Venjan, Dalarna, Sweden in 1853 and Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States in 1880. In 1900, at the age of 47, her occupation is listed as delivered babies & ran a millinery store in Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States. She died on 28 July 1932, in Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Lovell Cemetery, Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States.

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Family Time Line

Olof D. Olson
1849–1923
Karin Olofsdotter Borg
1853–1932
Marriage: 31 March 1872
Annie Sophia Olson
1873–1950
Albert Olson
1874–1950
George William Olson
1876–1934
Joseph Olson
1878–1878
Hyrum Olson
1880–1895
Olof Ernest Olson
1884–1925
John Louis Olson
1886–1887
Wilford Ray Olson
1889–1951
Nephi Robert Olson
1892–1912

Sources (25)

  • Carrie Olson, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Carrie Olson Borg, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Karen Borg Olson, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1855

Historical Boundaries 1855: Wright, Minnesota Territory, United States 1858: Wright, Minnesota, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

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.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Anders, Swen, Bjorn, Evald, Jorgen, Karsten, Knut, Lennart, Nels.

Norwegian and Danish: habitational name from various farms and other minor places so named, from Old Norse borg ‘fortification, stronghold’. In some cases the name is topographic, often referring to a hill that resembles a fortification, rather than an actual fortification.

Swedish: ornamental name from borg ‘fortified castle’ (compare 1 above), or a habitational name from a place called Borg or from a placename containing the word borg. This surname is also found in Finland.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Biography of Karin Olofson Borg Olson

.BIOGRAPHY OF KARIN OLOFSON BORG OLSON (Received from her grand-daughter Karin Olson Ulrich in 2006. She is not sure who wrote it.) In Venjan, Sweden, lived Olof Larsson Borg and his wife Inge B …

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