Person:Helbjørg Haugen (1)
Helbjørg Olavsdatter Haugen
b.26 Nov 1849 Brunkeberg, Telemark, Norway
d.3 Apr 1938 Timber Creek near York in Northfield Township, Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 28 Oct 1849
  1. Helbjørg Olavsdatter Haugen1849 - 1938
  2. Halvor Olavson Haugen1851 - Bef 1900
  3. Tarje Olavssen1853 - 1854
  4. Aaste Olavsdatter Haugen1855 - 1942
  5. Birgit Olavsdatter Haugen1863 - 1918
  6. Birgit Olavsdatter Haugen1868 - 1909
Spouse and Children
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m. 30 Jun 1875
  1. Ingebjørg "Emma" Vesta1876 - 1960
  2. Tollef Vesta1877 - 1960
  3. Carrie S Vesta1879 - 1959
  4. Austa Vesta1881 - 1941
  5. Helbjør Vesta1884 - 1974
  6. Olaf S. Vesta1886 - 1969
  7. Oscar S Vesta1888 - 1980
  8. Sebert S. "Bert" Vesta1890 - 1974
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Facts and Events
Name Helbjørg Olavsdatter Haugen
Gender Female
Birth[1][2][15] 26 Nov 1849 Brunkeberg, Telemark, NorwayBerge Farm
Christening[1] 2 Dec 1849 Brunkeberg, Telemark, Norway
Residence[9][16] From 1868 to 1875 Kviteseid, Telemark, NorwayMorgedal in Brunkeberg Parish ; the Haugen farm with her parents
Marriage 30 Jun 1875 Kviteseid, Telemark, NorwayBrunkeberg Parish
to Svenung Tollefson Vesta
Other 9 Aug 1883 Oslo, Norwayon the SS Heimdal
with Svenung Tollefson Vesta
Immigration[10] 27 Aug 1883 Castle Garden, New York, New York, United Stateson the SS Heimdal from Copenhagen to the Port of New York with her husband and four children
Other Description of the SS Heimdal: Misc
with Svenung Tollefson Vesta
Other They traveled by train from New York to Blair, Wisconsin where they stayed with acquaintaces for several weeks Misc
with Svenung Tollefson Vesta
Other 27 Aug 1883 Port of New York at Castle Garden, New York, New York, United Stateson the Steam Ship "Heimdal" from Christiania (Oslo) to the Port of New York with their four children according to the ship's manifest
with Svenung Tollefson Vesta
Other From 1883 to 1920 A portion of their family history from Helbjorg's obituary ~ Misc
with Svenung Tollefson Vesta
Census 1 Jan 1900 Northfield, Jackson, Wisconsin, United StatesUS
with Svenung Tollefson Vesta
Census 15 Apr 1910 Northfield, Jackson, Wisconsin, United StatesUS
with Svenung Tollefson Vesta
Census 1 Jan 1920 Northfield, Jackson, Wisconsin, United StatesUS
with Svenung Tollefson Vesta
Residence[6] NorwayHelbjor lived in an adorable, carved and painted wooden house across the lake from the Vesta farm
Death[3][2] 3 Apr 1938 Timber Creek near York in Northfield Township, Jackson County, Wisconsin, United StatesCause: acute pulmunary congestion
Burial[4][3][5][2] 6 Apr 1938 Pigeon Falls, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States
Other[7] Kviteseid, Telemark, NorwayMorgedal in Brunkeberg Parish ; Haugen was located across the lake from the Vestå farm (home of her husband, Svenung) Location
Other[8] Pigeon Falls, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United StatesUpper Pigeon Creek Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery Burial
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Brunkeberg Kirke (Brunkeberg in Kviteseid, Telemark, Norway). Parish register located at Regional State Archives of Kongsberg, Norway. Digital images.. (The National Archives of Norway. \i Arkivverket DigitalArkivet\i0 . http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read.)
    "Kviteseid 1836-1858, Parish Register (Official)," Births 1849, page 161, #129 Helbjor.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ida Anderson. "Wisconsin Scandinavian Obituaries," database, RootsWeb, \i Scandinavian Obituaries\i0  . ((http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wisobits/))
    ), MRS. SVENNUNG VESTA; THE WHITEHALL TIMES - APRIL 14, 1938.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 State of Wisconsin Department of Health. Certificates of Deaths, Births, Marriages
    death certificate.
  4. ↑ Personal knowledge of Sharon Lemley.
    I have seen the grave.
  5. ↑ Digital images. (1). (The US GenWeb Archives Project. \i WIGenWeb - Wisconsin, Trempealeau County (Town of Pigeon Falls) Pigeon Creek Cemetery Tombstone Photos\i0 . http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/cemetery/trempealeau-pigeoncreek.html)
    "Tombstone Photo of Helbjørg Vesta," \i WIGenWeb - Wisconsin, Trempealeau County (Town of Pigeon Falls) Pigeon Creek Cemetery Tombstone Photos\i0  (http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/cemetery/trempealeau-pigeoncreek.html).
  6. ↑ Family Source of Data*
    Gloria (Vesta) Murphy, undated letter to S. Lemley.
  7. ↑ Family Accounts
    Torlief Ømtveit, current owner of Haugen.
  8. ↑ Personal knowledge of Sharon Lemley.
    I have seen the gravestone and have photos.
  9. ↑ Torjus Loupedalen. Kviteseid Bygdesoge, I. (Telemark, Norway: Eigi Forlag, 1956.)
    Grave: pg 156 - V.
  10. ↑ Castle Garden, New York. "Port of New York Passenger List 8 Aug 1883 - 7 Sep 1883." LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City
    72. Helbjorg; FHL microfilm 1,027,039, item # 71-76.
  11.   Hans Andreas Omtveit. KLEIV-ÆTTA. (Tørdal, Norway: Unpublished family genealogy, circa 1999.)
    page 18-21.
  12.   Wisconsin, Jackson County. 1900 U.S. census, \i HeritageQuest\i0, Digital images (4). (http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/search/basic: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
    T623, roll 1792, Northfield Township, enumeration district (ED) 55, sheet 9, p. 163, dwelling 167, family 167, Helbjor.
  13.   Wisconsin, Jackson County. 1910 U.S. census, \i HeritageQuest\i0, Digital images. (http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/search/basic: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
    T624, roll 1713, Northfield Township, enumeration district (ED) 87, sheet 7, p. 276, dwelling 128, family 128, Helbjorg.
  14.   Wisconsin, Jackson County. 1920 U.S. census, \i Heritage Quest\i0, Digital images. (http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/search/basic: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
    T625, roll 1792, Northfield Town, enumeration district (ED) 55, sheet 9, p. 163 B, dwelling 167, family 167, Helbjor.
  15. ↑ "She was born in Upper Telemarken, Norway, November 26, 1849. Her birthplace and home until she reached womanhood, was situated in one of the most picturesque and beautiful valleys or "Bygds" in Norway. Her parents, Olof and Ingeborg Haugen, owned a fairly extensive estate, which became the summer home of many tourists. It was here that the famous lecturer and author, Paul Du Choleau [Paul B. Du Chaillu], wrote his noted book, «i»The Land of the Midnight Sun«/i»."
  16. ↑ This was her home until her marriage.
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