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Birth 24 October 1867 53 34 Lia, Fjågesund, Kviteseid, Telemark, Norge
Christening 24 November 1867 (Age 31 days) Prestegarden, Kviteseid-Sundbygdi, Kviteseid, Telemark, Norge
Source: Digitalarkivet - kirkebøker
Marriage of sibling 1871 (Age 3) Sister: Anne Sveinsdotter Lia de (I10683) (Age 19) Brother-in-law: Høye Knutsson Setflot (I4112) (Age 28) [View Family (F2523)]
Birth of sibling 26 January 1871 (Age 3) Lia, Fjågesund, Kviteseid, Telemark, Norge
Sister: Aslaug Sveinsdotter Lia dy (I10689)
Birth of a nephew or niece 21 February 1872 (Age 4) Spjotsodd, Neset, Kviteseid-Sundbygdi, Kviteseid, Telemark, Norge
niece: Guro Høyesdotter Setflot (I4127) Father: Høye Knutsson Setflot (I4112) (Age 29) Mother: Anne Sveinsdotter Lia de (I10683) (Age 20) [View Family (F2523)]
Marriage of father's sibling 11 November 1872 (Age 5) Bø, Tørdal, Drangedal, Telemark, Norge
uncle: Kjetil Gudmundsson Lia (I10674) (Age 60) Aunt-in-law: Hæge Gunnarsdotter "Helge" Snaunes (I16766) (Age 38) [View Family (F19189)]
Death of father 1873 (Age 5) Lia, Fjågesund, Kviteseid, Telemark, Norge
Father: Svein Gudmundsson Lia (I10676) (Age 59)
Death of father's sibling 1874 (Age 6) Undeberg, Berge, Fjågesund, Kviteseid, Telemark, Norge
aunt: Joraand Gudmundsdotter Lia (I10678) (Age 52)
Birth of a nephew or niece 12 September 1874 (Age 6) Lia, Fjågesund, Kviteseid, Telemark, Norge
niece: Anne Høyesdotter Setflot (I4128) Father: Høye Knutsson Setflot (I4112) (Age 31) Mother: Anne Sveinsdotter Lia de (I10683) (Age 22) [View Family (F2523)]
Occupation Farmer Milan, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
Source: Telemark to America Volume II - settlements Publication: Minnesota, USA, 1992
Citation Details: p. 140 Text: Sven S. Lia came to America and to Milan at the same time as his older brother Gudmund. He was just a 'stripling' at that time, his whole fortune was embodied in two willing arms. This was later evident, that they were both willing and strong as he now is in possession of a wife, children, land, food, and all such, that is good and belongs in a well-managed home. Last summer he was so unfortunate as to lose his house and furniture in a fire. Sven wasn't the kind to lose spirit, no, he merely "shifted his tobacco chaw to the other side of his mouth," spit in his hands, and started all over again, so now he has the loveliest house in the neighborhood. He is married to Olette, a daughter of Halvor Holte from Drangedal. Article written by C.R.C. Blom, July 1914
Residence 1875 (Age 7) Lia, Fjågesund, Kviteseid, Telemark, Norge
Source: Digitalarkivet - folketelling 1875
Birth of a nephew or niece 25 November 1877 (Age 10) Lia, Fjågesund, Kviteseid, Telemark, Norge
niece: Kristense Høyesdotter Setflot (I4129) Father: Høye Knutsson Setflot (I4112) (Age 34) Mother: Anne Sveinsdotter Lia de (I10683) (Age 25) [View Family (F2523)]
Marriage of sibling 1 July 1881 (Age 13) Prestegarden, Kviteseid-Sundbygdi, Kviteseid, Telemark, Norge
Brother: Gudmund Sveinsson Lia (I10684) (Age 27) Sister-in-law: Kristiane Olesdotter Brangstrup (I3666) (Age 22) [View Family (F2281)]
Birth of a nephew or niece 18 November 1881 (Age 14) Lia, Fjågesund, Kviteseid, Telemark, Norge
niece: Anne Gudmundsdotter Lia de (I10685) Father: Gudmund Sveinsson Lia (I10684) (Age 27) Mother: Kristiane Olesdotter Brangstrup (I3666) (Age 23) [View Family (F2281)]
Death of father's sibling 8 April 1882 (Age 14) Løite, Homleid, Tørdal, Drangedal, Telemark, Norge
uncle: Kjetil Gudmundsson Lia (I10674) (Age 70)
Burial of father's sibling 20 April 1882 (Age 14) Bø, Tørdal, Drangedal, Telemark, Norge
uncle: Kjetil Gudmundsson Lia (I10674) (12 days after death)
Emigration 28 April 1882 (Age 14) Milan, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
Source: Digitalarkivet - emigranter
Marriage of sibling 1882 (Age 14) Sister: Gunnhild Sveinsdotter Lia (I10687) (Age 21) Brother-in-law: Svein Kjetilsson Lidtveit (I8662) (Age 19) [View Family (F4815)]
Birth of a nephew or niece 4 May 1883 (Age 15) Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
nephew: Sven Andrew Lia (I41068) Father: Gudmund Sveinsson Lia (I10684) (Age 29) Mother: Kristiane Olesdotter Brangstrup (I3666) (Age 24) [View Family (F2281)]
Birth of a nephew or niece 2 August 1883 (Age 15) Lia, Fjågesund, Kviteseid, Telemark, Norge
nephew: Svein Sveinsson "Vesle-Svein" Lia (I8681) Father: Svein Kjetilsson Lidtveit (I8662) (Age 21) Mother: Gunnhild Sveinsdotter Lia (I10687) (Age 22) [View Family (F4815)]
Confirmation 28 October 1883 (Age 16) Milan, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
Address: Kviteseid lutherske kirke
Source: Ancestry.com Publication: Databaser
Citation Details: Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Text: Kviteseid lutherske menighed, Milan, Minnesota Konfirmerte. p. 118
Birth of a nephew or niece 18 January 1886 (Age 18) Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
nephew: Ole G. Lia (I41069) Father: Gudmund Sveinsson Lia (I10684) (Age 32) Mother: Kristiane Olesdotter Brangstrup (I3666) (Age 27) [View Family (F2281)]
Birth of a nephew or niece 12 November 1888 (Age 21) Kragero, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
nephew: Alvin Oscar Lia (I41070) Father: Gudmund Sveinsson Lia (I10684) (Age 34) Mother: Kristiane Olesdotter Brangstrup (I3666) (Age 30) [View Family (F2281)]
Birth of a nephew or niece 24 February 1891 (Age 23) Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
niece: Aaste Olava "Alice" Lia (I41071) Father: Gudmund Sveinsson Lia (I10684) (Age 37) Mother: Kristiane Olesdotter Brangstrup (I3666) (Age 32) [View Family (F2281)]
Death of father's sibling 1893 (Age 25) Lia, Fjågesund, Kviteseid, Telemark, Norge
aunt: Aashild Gudmundsdotter Lia (I10677) (Age 74)
Birth of a nephew or niece 25 February 1893 (Age 25) Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
niece: Anna Sophie Lia (I41072) Father: Gudmund Sveinsson Lia (I10684) (Age 39) Mother: Kristiane Olesdotter Brangstrup (I3666) (Age 34) [View Family (F2281)]
Marriage of sibling 27 November 1893 (Age 26) Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
Sister: Anne Sveinsdotter Lia dy (I10686) (Age 36) Brother-in-law: Ole Anderson Berge (I41074) (Age 27) [View Family (F14028)]
Birth of a nephew or niece 17 July 1894 (Age 26) Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
nephew: Selmer Adolph Berge (I41076) Father: Ole Anderson Berge (I41074) (Age 28) Mother: Anne Sveinsdotter Lia dy (I10686) (Age 37) [View Family (F14028)]
Census 1895 (Age 27) Kragero, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
Source: FamilySearch
Marriage Torborg Olette Halvorsdotter Holte - [View Family (F14029)]
10 February 1896 (Age 28) Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
Source: Minnesota Official Marriage System Publication: https://moms.mn.gov
Text: County: Chippewa Certificate Number: BK C - PG 246 Marriage Date: 02/10/1896 Groom: LIA, SVEND S. Bride: HOLTER, OLETTE H.
Birth of a child #1 7 November 1896 (Age 29) Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
Daughter: Mabel Alinda Lea (I41080)
Birth of a nephew or niece 23 May 1897 (Age 29) Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
nephew: Rudolph Alfred Berge (I41077) Father: Ole Anderson Berge (I41074) (Age 31) Mother: Anne Sveinsdotter Lia dy (I10686) (Age 40) [View Family (F14028)]
Birth of a nephew or niece 13 June 1897 (Age 29) Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
niece: Alma Marie Lia (I41073) Father: Gudmund Sveinsson Lia (I10684) (Age 43) Mother: Kristiane Olesdotter Brangstrup (I3666) (Age 38) [View Family (F2281)]
Death of a nephew or niece 25 December 1897 (Age 30) Milan, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
niece: Kristense Høyesdotter Setflot (I4129) (Age 20)
Burial of a nephew or niece 28 December 1897 (Age 30) Milan, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
niece: Kristense Høyesdotter Setflot (I4129) (3 days after death)
Birth of a child #2 20 March 1898 (Age 30) Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
Son: Sven Henry "Sam" Lea (I41081)
Census 1900 (Age 32) Milan, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
Source: FamilySearch
Birth of a child #3 11 April 1900 (Age 32) Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
Daughter: Agnes Elvina Lea (I41082)
Death of father's sibling 1900 (Age 32) Kasin, Berge, Fjågesund, Kviteseid, Telemark, Norge
aunt: Gunnhild Gudmundsdotter Lia (I10679) (Age 74)
Birth of a child #4 7 October 1902 (Age 34) Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
Daughter: Ida Otilda Lea (I41083)
Marriage of a nephew or niece 17 November 1902 (Age 35) Prestegarden, Kviteseid-Sundbygdi, Kviteseid, Telemark, Norge
nephew: Svein Sveinsson "Vesle-Svein" Lia (I8681) (Age 19) Spouse: Helga Marianne Hansen Holm (I20547) (Age 20) [View Family (F4822)]
Birth of a child #5 27 January 1905 (Age 37) Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
Son: Halvor Lea (I41084)
Death of mother 11 July 1905 (Age 37) Milan, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
Mother: Anne Sveinsdotter Gravningen (I5265) (Age 71)
Burial of mother 12 July 1905 (Age 37) Milan, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
Mother: Anne Sveinsdotter Gravningen (I5265) (1 day after death)
Birth of a nephew or niece 21 July 1905 (Age 37) Swift, Minnesota, USA
niece: Anna Olava Berge (I41078) Father: Ole Anderson Berge (I41074) (Age 39) Mother: Anne Sveinsdotter Lia dy (I10686) (Age 48) [View Family (F14028)]
Birth of a child #6 22 April 1907 (Age 39) Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
Son: Gilbert Theodore Lea (I41085)
Birth of a child #7 10 June 1909 (Age 41) Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
Daughter: Anne Sebella Lea (I41086)
Census 1910 (Age 42) Kragero, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
Source: FamilySearch
Birth of a child #8 22 December 1910 (Age 43) Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
Son: Stanley Torfin Lea (I41087)
Birth of a child #9 25 June 1913 (Age 45) Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
Son: Orvil A. Lea (I41089)
Death of father's sibling 1914 (Age 46) Straumstaul, Østenå, Fjågesund, Kviteseid, Telemark, Norge
aunt: Anne Gudmundsdotter Lia (I10680) (Age 85)
Birth of a child #10 20 November 1915 (Age 48) Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
Son: Thorvald Sypher Lea (I41088)
Death of mother's sibling 1916 (Age 48) Utsundhaugan, Kviteseid-Sundbygdi, Kviteseid, Telemark, Norge
aunt: Sigrid Sveinsdotter Gravningen (I5264) (Age 90)
Marriage of a nephew or niece 28 December 1916 (Age 49) Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
niece: Anna Sophie Lia (I41072) (Age 23) Spouse: Edwin Kleven (I41079) (Age 25) [View Family (F14030)]
Birth of a child #11 5 May 1918 (Age 50) Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
Son: Elvin Lea (I41090)
Marriage of a child 13 March 1919 (Age 51) Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
Daughter: Mabel Alinda Lea (I41080) (Age 22) Son-in-law: Alvin Olson (I57467) (Age 25) [View Family (F19299)]
Death of a child 13 April 1919 (Age 51) Kragero, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
Son: Elvin Lea (I41090) (Age 11 months)
Birth of a grandchild #1 10 September 1919 (Age 51) Edison, Swift, Minnesota, USA
Granddaughter: Adeline Madelyn Olson (I57468) Father: Alvin Olson (I57467) (Age 25) Mother: Mabel Alinda Lea (I41080) (Age 22) [View Family (F19299)]
Census 1920 (Age 52) Kragero, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
Source: FamilySearch
Death of sibling 21 May 1921 (Age 53) Kragero, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
Brother: Gudmund Sveinsson Lia (I10684) (Age 67)
Census 1930 (Age 62) Kragero, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
Source: FamilySearch
Death of sibling 20 March 1936 (Age 68) Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Sister: Anne Sveinsdotter Lia de (I10683) (Age 84)
Farsgrein (Father branch) NORDSKOG
Source: ·Kviteseid bygdesoge I - NORDSKOG
Death 24 December 1936 (Age 69) Kragero, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
Source: FamilySearch
Death of sibling 1936 (Age 68) Lia, Fjågesund, Kviteseid, Telemark, Norge
Sister: Gunnhild Sveinsdotter Lia (I10687) (Age 75)
Burial December 1936 (Age 69) Milan, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
Cemetery: Kviteseid Cemetery
Source: Find a Grave
Last Change 18 December 2022 by: Jan Toralf Omtveit