John HANSEN TORGERSEN

1853 - 1926  (73 years)

• Name	John HANSEN TORGERSEN
  Birth	18 Jun 1853	Telemark, Norway   [1]
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  Baptism	3 Jul 1853	Telemark, Norway   [1]
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  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	John HANSEN
  Also Known As	John HANSEN HAUGEN
  Also Known As	John HANSEN NYKAAS
  Confirmation	6 Oct 1861	Telemark, Norway   [2]
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  Residence	31 Dec 1865	Heddal, Telemark, Norway   [3]
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  Immigration	4 Apr 1868	to America   [4]
  Residence	1 Jun 1870	Military Township, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA   [5]
  Residence	1 May 1875	Lac qui Parle, Minnesota, USA   [6]
  Residence	1 Jun 1880	Lac qui Parle, Minnesota, USA   [7]
  Residence	1 May 1885	Lac qui Parle, Minnesota, USA   [8]
  Residence	1 Jun 1895	Lac qui Parle, Minnesota, USA   [9]
  Naturalization	4 May 1897	Minnesota, USA   [10]
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  Residence	1 Jun 1900	Lac qui Parle, Minnesota, USA   [11]
  Residence	1 Jun 1905	Leon, Clearwater, Minnesota, USA   [12]
  Residence	15 Apr 1910	Greenwood, Clearwater, Minnesota, USA   [13]
  Residence	1912	Greenwood, Clearwater, Minnesota, USA   [14]
  Residence	5 Jan 1920	Leon, Clearwater, Minnesota, USA   [15]
  _UID	4999C46A091445D6A23E0468C072D9F392FE
  Death	27 Nov 1926	Leon, Clearwater, Minnesota, USA   [16, 17]
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  Person ID	I2148	Diggerross2025
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Hans TORGUSSEN HAUGEN,   b. 16 Apr 1830, Heddal, Telemark, Norway d. 10 Apr 1917, Ten Mile Lake, Lac qui Parle, Minnesota, USA (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Anne JONSDATTER MORK,   b. 18 Jan 1818, Heddal, Telemark, Norway d. 7 Feb 1906, Ten Mile Lake, Lac qui Parle, Minnesota, USA (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	1 Mar 1850	Heddal, Telemark, Norway   [18]
  _UID	663D70BD15F24553A50645E5E3330DA30AF6
  Family ID	F743	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ingeborg ROLLEFSDATTER HOLTE,   b. 20 Dec 1851, Telemark, Norway d. 8 May 1942, Clearwater, Minnesota, USA (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	13 Jun 1878	Lac qui Parle, Minnesota, USA   [11, 19]
  _UID	47F42E95D3484E4281BED7C6FC2D3307E831
  Children	1. Annie Louise TORGERSEN,   b. 9 Mar 1879, Madison, Lac qui Parle, Minnesota, USA   2. Lena Marie TORGERSEN,   b. 6 Mar 1881, Baxter, Lac qui Parle, Minnesota, USA   3. Emma Janette TORGERSEN,   b. 18 Mar 1883, Lac qui Parle, Minnesota, USA + 4. Hilda Randine TORGERSEN,   b. 11 Jul 1885, Lac qui Parle, Minnesota, USA d. 1974, Kelvington, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 88 years) + 5. Tilda Karoline TORGERSEN,   b. 22 Sep 1887, Red Lake, Minnesota, USA d. 25 Jun 1935, Rose Valley, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 47 years) + 6. Henry Rudolf TORGERSEN,   b. 29 Jan 1890, Lac qui Parle, Minnesota, USA d. 1976 (Age 85 years) + 7. Ingeborg Oleana TORGERSEN,   b. 28 Mar 1892, Lac qui Parle, Minnesota, USA d. 1958 (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F1869	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2026

  
  

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  [S1025] Baptisms. Norway. [S1026] Confirmations, Norway. [S621] Census Records. [S617] Heddal Church Books. [S619] Census Records. [S985] Census Records. [S512] Census Records. [S692] Census Records. [S513] Census Records. [S1027] Minnesota. [S693] Census Records. [S697] Census Records. [S694] Census Records. [S1030] County Land Ownership Atlases. [S695] Census Records. [S1028] Deaths (CR) USA. [S1029] Monumental Inscriptions. [S3261] Marriages. Norway. [S3403] Marriages (CR) United States.