Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (1872 - 1928)

Born 16 Jul 1872 in Hvidsteen, Borge, Østfold, Norge

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Died 18 Jun 1928 at age 55 in Barents Sea

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Biography

Roald Amundsen is Notable.

Roald Amundsen was a Norwegian explorer. He led the Antarctic expedition of 1910–12, which on 14 Dec 1911, became the first expedition to reach the South Pole. Then, on 12 May 1926, Amundsen and 15 other men in the airship Norge became the first explorers verified to have reached the North Pole. Thus, he was the first person to have reached both the North and the South Poles.

Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen was born at Hvidsteen, Borge 16 July 1872 and christened 1 September the same year. ^[1]

On 25 May 1928 Airship Italia, a semi-rigid airship crashed on one of its polar flights. In June Amundsen participated in a rescue mission when his plane disappeared.

Amundsen never married, although he did adopt a Siberian child, Kakonita Amundsen.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ SAO, Borge prestekontor Kirkebøker, F/Fa/L0006: Ministerialbok nr. I 6, 1861-1874, s. 114, #76
2. ↑ The Last Viking: The Life of Raold Amundsen" by Stephen R. Brown. (2012) ISBN 978-0-306-82067

• "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWN5-W9B : 23 June 2020), Roald Engebregt Gravning, 1872.

• "Norway Census, 1875," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP95-935 : 8 November 2017), Roald Amundsen in household of Amund Amundsen, Hvidsten Østre (A Amundsens Gaard), Borge, Østfold, Norway, Rikssarkivet, Oslo (National Archives, Oslo); FHL microfilm 255,569.

• "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JX2F-XZK : 20 August 2019), Roald Amundsen, 1907.

• "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JF9M-T2P : 20 August 2019), Roald Amundsen, 1909.

• "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JJH7-TW1 : 16 August 2019), Roald Amundsen, 1916.

• "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXGS-D4H : 12 March 2018), Roald Amundsen, 1927; citing Immigration, New York, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7XM2-4ZT2 : 27 August 2019), Roald Amundsen, 31 Aug 1934; citing Probate, London, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm .

• Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Roald Amundsen (16 Jul 1872–c.18 Jun 1928), Find A Grave: Memorial #20956, ; Maintained by Find A Grave Body lost or destroyed, who reports a Remains Lost in the Berents Sea.

See also:

• This WikiTree profile is referenced from Wikidata: Item Q926, en:Wikipedia
• Wikipedia:Roald_Amundsen
• http://www.geni.com/people/Roald-Amundsen/6000000009844525585
• http://ethnicelebs.com/roald-amundsen
• https://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/48996080227
• https://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/48995336053

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