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Olsen Genealogy and Olsen Family History Information

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  • Artur Karl Olsen (1903 - 1975)
    Master Artur Karl Olsen Born: Friday 6th February 1903 Age: 9 years Last Residence: in Trondheim Norway 3rd Class passenger First Embarked: Southampton on Wednesday 10th April 1912 Ti...
  • Benjamin Olsen (Ollesen) (1713 - 1742)
    Benjamin sin historie; se linkene hos søsteren hans, Birte Olsdatter.
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    Bersvend Olsen Kjøsnes (1682 - 1751)
    Bersvend kom til Draxen som sagmester i 1722 etter at Ole Jonsen Forseth døde (f. 1652, d. 1722). Ole var sagmester i Draxen, og trolovet med Siri Nilsdatter. Bersvend hadde blitt alene i 1717 da han...
  • Einar Gerhardsen (1897 - 1987)
    Einar Gerhardsen var visergutt 1907–15, arbeidet i Oslo veivesen 1915–22. I 1919 var han formann i Veivesenets arbeiderforening, 1920 i Oslo Arbeidersamfund, medlem av sentralstyret i Arbeidernes Ung...
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    Enok Olsen (1722 - 1782)
    Enok Olsen Kilder Astafjord Bygdebok, Tore Meyer, Fam. 168.

About the Olsen surname

This last name was originally a typical Scandinavian Patronymic: http://wiki.geni.com/index.php/Patronymics It was only introduced as a last name or family name around 1850-1900.