Torger Bertilson

1865 -

• Name	Torger Bertilson
  Birth	25 Jul 1865	Skretteberg farm, Modum Parish, Buskerud County, Norway
  Christening	20 Aug 1865	Snarum church , Modum parish, Buskerud County, Norway
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I01118	All
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2009

  
  

  Father	Bertil Olson Skretteberg,   b. 13 Nov 1823, Hallerdalen, Korsbøen farm, parish of Modum, county of Buskerud, Norway d. 07 Nov 1894 (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Maren Turina Vilhelmsdotter,   b. 15 Nov 1832   d. 28 Mar 1911 (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	28 Dec 1852	Heggen Church, Modum parish, Buskerud County, Norway
  Family ID	F0010	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 25 Jul 1865 - Skretteberg farm, Modum Parish, Buskerud County, Norway Christening - 20 Aug 1865 - Snarum church , Modum parish, Buskerud County, Norway  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents » Slide Show		BERTILSSON, Torgeir - Baptism Record
  		Census 1865, parish of Modum, Buskerud County, Norway 1865 Census shows Bertil and his family listed in in the Modum Parish. His occupation is listed as farmer and he is indicated to by the owner of his farm. Bertil is listed as living on the "Pedersbraathen" farm. This is now spelt Persbråten and is a part of the Skretteberg farm.
  		Vaccination Record of Torger Bertilsson 1866 The Vaccination record for Torger Bertilsson states that Torger was vaccinated on Oct. 25, 1866 at the age of nine months. Torger was born and resided on Persbråten. His father was "male worker or laborer" Bertil Olson. The person who did the vaccinations was "precentor/minister`s assistant" C. Andersson.
  		Confirmation Record of Torger Bertilsson The Confirmation record for Torger Bertilsson states that Torger was confirmed on October 3, 1880 by the curate/chaplain in the Heggen church, Modum parish. He was born on July 25, 1865 and baptised on August 20, 1865. He was born on Persbråten and resided on Skretteberg. His parents were "owner" (of the farm) Bertil Olson and "wife" Maren Turine Vilhelmsdotter. He was vaccinated on October 25, 1866 by Andersson. For his "Religious knowledge" and for his "application or diligence, etc.", the chaplain did not enter any remarks.
  		Emigration Record For Family of Bertil Olson This record lists emigrants Bertil Olson, his wife Maren, and their son Torger. As well, their daughter Anne (Karine) and her husband Torvald and their two sons Gustav and Gotfred left Norway with them. They left Oslo (Oslo was called by its Danish name of "Christiania" at that time) on June 11, 1885 on the ship "Hekla" www.norwayheritage.com/p_ship.asp?sh=heklb. Destination would be St. Vincent, Minnesota on the north-east border of North Dakota. Under occupations, Bertil is listed as being a "Labourer", Maren as "Married", Torger and Torvald as a "Labourer", Anne as "Married" and both Gustav and Gotfred as a "Child". "år" meaning year, the record may be indicating that Gustav was 11 months of age and Gotfred was one month old.
  		Arrival Record for Ship Hekla in New York The ship Hekla arrived at New York city on June 25, 1885. This record indicates that Bertil (entry # 144) is a farmer and Torger & Torvald were labourers (entry # 146 and 147). It appears to indicate that Gustav (entry # 149) is 11 months old and Godfred (entry #150) is 1 month. The family came from Modum, Norway and their destination is USA.