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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Historical Boundaries 1855: Wright, Minnesota Territory, United States 1858: Wright, Minnesota, United States
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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.
Possible Related Names.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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