Events of close relatives
Birth 28 May 1834 43 18 Brokke, Veum, Fyresdal, Telemark, Norge
Christening 15 June 1834 (Age 18 days) Veum, Fyresdal, Telemark, Norge
Source: Digitalarkivet - kirkebøker
Death of a grand-parent 3 January 1835 (Age 7 months) Brokke, Veum, Fyresdal, Telemark, Norge
Grandmother: Hilleborg Gunnleiksdotter Heggtveit dy (I5344) (Age 73)
Burial of a grand-parent 17 January 1835 (Age 7 months) Veum, Fyresdal, Telemark, Norge
Grandmother: Hilleborg Gunnleiksdotter Heggtveit dy (I5344) (14 days after death)
Marriage of mother's sibling 1837 (Age 2)
uncle: Lavrants Andresson Vraa (I16971) Aunt-in-law: Turine Olesdotter Foss (I3087) [View Family (F1927)]
Death of a grand-parent 1838 (Age 3) Vrå, Vråliosen, Kviteseid, Telemark, Norge
Grandfather: Andres Olavsson Vraa (I16965) (Age 80)
Marriage of mother's sibling 30 October 1842 (Age 8) Vrådal, Kviteseid, Telemark, Norge
uncle: Olav Andresson Vraa (I16969) (Age 31) Aunt-in-law: Liv Olavsdotter Svartebekk (I13380) (Age 15) [View Family (F7050)]
Marriage of father's sibling 1844 (Age 9)
uncle: Gunnleik Aslaksson Østenå dy (I17078) (Age 44) Aunt-in-law: Kari Sveinsdotter Gravningen (I5263) [View Family (F3133)]
Emigration 10 March 1845 (Age 10) USA
Source: Digitalarkivet - kirkebøker
Confirmation 18 April 1852 (Age 17) Koshkonong, Christiana, Dane, Wisconsin, USA
Source: Ancestry.com Publication: Databaser
Citation Details: U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969 Text: Name Aslak Aslaksen Record Type Confirmation Baptism Date 15 Jun 1834 Confirmation Date 18 Apr 1852 Father Thor Aslaksen Mother Tone Andreson Church Name Koshkonong
Death of father before November 1852 (Age 18) USA
Father: Tor Aslaksson Østenå (I17075) (Age 62)
Marriage of mother 6 November 1852 (Age 18) Koshkonong, Dane, Wisconsin, USA
Mother: Tone Andresdotter Vraa (I16970) Step-Father: Bjørn Tovsson Rorge (I8565) [View Family (F20704)]
Marriage Sigrid Auversdotter "Sarah" Finnkosi - [View Family (F13034)]
about 1854 (Age 19) USA
Residence 1855 (Age 20) Dakota, Minnesota, USA
Source: Telemark to America Volume II - settlements Publication: Minnesota, USA, 1992
Citation Details: page 148 Text: Theodore Thorson Theodore is the son of Aslak Thorson Brokke and his wife, Sigrid, born Overson. He was born in 1857. His parents came to America in 1845, lived for a time in Wisconsin, then moved to Dakota Co., Minnesota, in 1855.
Note: Moved from Wisconsin
Birth of a child #1 about 1855 (Age 20) Minnesota, USA
Son: Timothy Thorson (I40310)
Birth of a child #2 3 January 1856 (Age 21) Dakota, Minnesota, USA
Daughter: Tonette "Nettie" Thorson (I40320)
Birth of a child #3 22 March 1857 (Age 22) Burnsville, Dakota, Minnesota, USA
Son: Theodore "Robert" Thorson (I40308)
Death of mother's sibling before 1858 (Age 23)
uncle: Olav Andresson Vraa (I16969) (Age 47)
Birth of a child #4 about 1858 (Age 23) Dakota, Minnesota, USA
Daughter: Emma Jane "Amy" Thorson (I40319)
Residence 1860 (Age 25) Burnsville, Dakota, Minnesota, USA
Source: FamilySearch
Birth of a child #5 26 October 1860 (Age 26) Dakota, Minnesota, USA
Daughter: Gunnild "Cornelia" Thorson (I40318)
Birth of a child #6 18 April 1862 (Age 27) Dakota, Minnesota, USA
Son: Albert Thorson (I40313)
Death of a child before 1864 (Age 29) Dakota, Minnesota, USA
Son: Timothy Thorson (I40310) (Age 9)
Birth of a child #7 10 June 1865 (Age 31) Dakota, Minnesota, USA
Daughter: Hilleborg "Helena" Thorson (I40314)
Birth of a child #8 26 August 1866 (Age 32) Dakota, Minnesota, USA
Son: Edward Thorson (I40312)
Birth of a child #9 about 1867 (Age 32) Dakota, Minnesota, USA
Daughter: Elenore Thorson (I40321)
Birth of a child #10 20 January 1868 (Age 33) Dakota, Minnesota, USA
Son: Anton "Anthon" Thorson (I40315)
Death of father's sibling 1868 (Age 33) USA
uncle: Gunnleik Aslaksson Østenå dy (I17078) (Age 68)
Birth of a child #11 15 April 1869 (Age 34) Dakota, Minnesota, USA
Son: Christopher Thorson (I40311)
Birth of a child #12 13 November 1870 (Age 36) Dakota, Minnesota, USA
Son: Alfred Anthony Thorson (I40316)
Birth of a child #13 13 July 1872 (Age 38) Dakota, Minnesota, USA
Son: John Thorson (I40317)
Death of a grand-parent 1872 (Age 37) Byggstøyl, Vråliosen, Kviteseid, Telemark, Norge
Grandmother: Ingebjørg Lavrantsdotter Lunden (I12741) (Age 92)
Marriage of a child 19 September 1879 (Age 45) Eureka, Dakota, Minnesota, USA
Daughter: Tonette "Nettie" Thorson (I40320) (Age 23) Son-in-law: Halvor Anundsson Vesaas (I40325) (Age 30) [View Family (F13793)]
Marriage of a child 10 April 1880 (Age 45) Pope, Minnesota, USA
Son: Theodore "Robert" Thorson (I40308) (Age 23) Daughter-in-law: Agnes Rosetta Simons (I40309) (Age 20) [View Family (F13790)]
Death of a child 6 August 1886 (Age 52) Dakota, Minnesota, USA
Son: Edward Thorson (I40312) (Age 19)
Burial of a child 9 August 1886 (Age 52) Eureka, Dakota, Minnesota, USA
Son: Edward Thorson (I40312) (3 days after death)
Death of a child 25 February 1887 (Age 52) Son: Albert Thorson (I40313) (Age 24)
Burial of a child 1 March 1887 (Age 52) Eureka, Dakota, Minnesota, USA
Son: Albert Thorson (I40313) (4 days after death)
Death of a child 4 October 1887 (Age 53) Dakota, Minnesota, USA
Son: Christopher Thorson (I40311) (Age 18)
Burial of a child 8 October 1887 (Age 53) Eureka, Dakota, Minnesota, USA
Son: Christopher Thorson (I40311) (4 days after death)
Death of a child 23 September 1891 (Age 57) Clark, South Dakota, USA
Daughter: Gunnild "Cornelia" Thorson (I40318) (Age 30)
Marriage of a child 4 July 1895 (Age 61) Eureka, Dakota, Minnesota, USA
Son: Anton "Anthon" Thorson (I40315) (Age 27) Daughter-in-law: Mary Anne Olson (I40322) (Age 28) [View Family (F13791)]
Death of spouse 7 November 1910 (Age 76) Greenvale, Dakota, Minnesota, USA
Spouse: Sigrid Auversdotter "Sarah" Finnkosi (I4237) (Age 79)
Source: Minnesota Death Records Search (1904-2001)
Source: FamilySearch
Burial of spouse 9 November 1910 (Age 76) Eureka, Dakota, Minnesota, USA
Cemetery: East Christiana Lutheran cemetery
Spouse: Sigrid Auversdotter "Sarah" Finnkosi (I4237) (2 days after death)
Source: Ancestry.com Publication: Databaser
Citation Details: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mndakcem/eastchristiana.htm Text: Sigri Auversdatter Thorson abt. 1931 - 7 Nov 1910 Spouse: Aslak Thorson U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Image #77. Christiana norsk evangelisk lutherske Menighed. Dakota co., Minn.
Note: U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Image #77. Christiana norsk evangelisk lutherske Menighed. Dakota co., Minn.
Farsgrein (Father branch) ØSTENÅ
Source: ·Kviteseid bygdesoge I - ØSTENÅ
Number of Children Sigrid Auversdotter "Sarah" Finnkosi - [View Family (F13034)]
13
Death 10 March 1914 (Age 79) Greenvale, Dakota, Minnesota, USA
Source: Minnesota Death Records Search (1904-2001)
Source: FamilySearch
Burial 13 March 1914 (3 days after death) Eureka, Dakota, Minnesota, USA
Cemetery: East Christiana Lutheran Cemetery
Source: Ancestry.com
Last Change 10 November 2025 by: Geir Håkon Eikland