Dorthea Maria (Raugstad) Dale (1902 - 1992)

Born 25 Dec 1902 in Raugstad, Høyland, Rogaland, Norway

Wife of Enok (Bertiniussen) Thorsen — married 18 Oct 1919 in Høyland, Norway

Descendants

Died 24 Oct 1992 at age 89 in Waupaca, Wisconsin

Dorthea Maria (Raugstad) Dale migrated from Norway to United States of America.

Biography

Born at Raugstad, Høyland (today part of Sandnes) 25 Dec 1902 and baptized 8 Feb 1903^[1]

Married from Brueland, Høyland 18 Oct 1919'^[2]

Daughter Borgny born at Stangeland, Høyland 24 and baptized 31 Jan 1920^[3] and died 23 Nov 1921^[4]

Daughter Thordis born at Stangeland 21 Mar and baptized 23 Oct 1921^[5]

Son Bjarne Thorsen was born 1 Sep and baptized 4 Nov 1923^[6]

With the new Names Act of 1923, when inherited surnames became mandatory, her husband CHOSE Thorsen as surname (his grandfather had been Enok Thorsen)

Dorthea M. Thorsen emigrated from Stavanger with daughter Tordis and son Bjarne Thorsen 26 Oct 1924^[7] "to join her husband"

Immigration

Name: Tordis Thorsen

Event Type: Immigration

Event Date: 01 Nov 1924

Event Place: Ellis Island, New York City, New York, United States

Residence Place: Hoyland, Norway

Age: 3

Marital Status: Single

Nationality: Norway, Scandinavian

Birth Year: 1921

Departure Port: Southampton

Ship Name: Berengaria

Departure Contact Name: Mrs Berthea Haugstad

Departure Contact Name Relationship: Grand Mother

Arrival Contact Name: Mr Enok Thorsen

Arrival Contact Name Relationship: Father^[8]

Record of Death

Dorthea Raugstad was buried at Farmington Lutheran Cemetery Waupaca Waupaca County Wisconsin, USA

Age: 90

Given Name: Dorthea

Middle Name: M

Surname: Dale

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1902

State: Illinois

Last Place of Residence: Waupaca, Waupaca, Wisconsin

Previous Residence Postal Code: 54981

Event Date: Oct 1992^[9]

Name: Dorthea Marie Dale

Event Type: Death

Event Date: 24 Oct 1992

Event Place: , Waupaca, Wisconsin

Residence Place: Waup, Wisconsin

Certificate Number: 029176^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ SAST, Høyland sokneprestkontor, 30BA/L0015: Parish register (official) no. A 14, 1899-1911, p. 53 Quick link: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20060518090386
2. ↑ SAST, Høyland sokneprestkontor, 30BA/L0017: Parish register (official) no. A 15, 1912-1924, p. 298 Quick link: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20060518100405
3. ↑ SAST, Høyland sokneprestkontor, 30BA/L0017: Parish register (official) no. A 15, 1912-1924, p. 130 Quick link: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20060518100240
4. ↑ SAST, Høyland sokneprestkontor, 30BA/L0017: Parish register (official) no. A 15, 1912-1924, p. 385 Quick link: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20060518100491
5. ↑ SAST, Høyland sokneprestkontor, 30BA/L0017: Parish register (official) no. A 15, 1912-1924, p. 131 Quick link: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20060518100241
6. ↑ SAST, Høyland sokneprestkontor, 30BA/L0017: Parish register (official) no. A 15, 1912-1924, p. 160 Quick link: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20060518100270
7. ↑ https://www.digitalarkivet.no/view/8/pe00000000383808
8. ↑ Citing this Record: "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JNWJ-16J : 30 January 2018), Tordis Thorsen, 1924.
9. ↑ Citing this Record: "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JYNM-PX7 : 20 May 2014), Dorthea M Dale, Oct 1992; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
10. ↑ Citing this Record: "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8S8-6VX : 12 December 2014), Dorthea Marie Dale, 24 Oct 1992; from "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing certificate number 029176, , Waupaca, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Department of Health, Madison.

• Aurenes, Ola: "Høyland gards- og ættesoge gjennom 400 år, 1500-1900", 1954, p. 281

• First-hand knowledge of Tracy Pedersen.

Find a Grave

• Find A Grave: Memorial #81428449

Notes

• Found Passenger Arrival Lists Dorthea mother as Berthea Haugstad.
• Children Bjarne and Tordis. from Hoyland, Norway going to Chicago, Illinois.

Acknowledgments

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