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Olav Sørensen Seland

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Seland, Grindheim, Vest-Agder, Norway
Death: July 1960 (82)
Drumheller, Division No. 5, Alberta, Canada
Place of Burial: Drumheller, Division No. 5, Alberta, Canada
Immediate Family:

Son of Søren Johnsen Seland and Anna Olsdatter Seland
Husband of Gunhilda Sørensdtr Rassmunssen and Lorna Geraldine Pearson
Father of Sigur Seland; Trygve Seland; Agnes Warren and Private User
Brother of John Sørensen Seland; Anna Sørensdatter Byremo; Asborg Sørensdatter Seland; Olaf Sørensen Seland; Torkel Sørensen Seland and 9 others

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About Olav Seland

Olav came to America via ship. The tour went via Liverpool, on the ship Teutonic from the White Star shipping company. It sailed from Liverpool on Dec. 14, 1898. The ship arrived in New York and Ellis Island on " little Christmas" Eve 1898. Olav eventually moved to Drumheller, Alberta, Canada and then to a farm near Sylvan Lake, Alberta where he continued his trade as carpenter. He was a specialist at laying and scraping oak floors. He retired in Drumheller.

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Olav Seland's Timeline

1878
January 10, 1878
Seland, Grindheim, Vest-Agder, Norway
March 3, 1878
Grindheim, Vest-Agder, Norge (Norway)
1891
1891
Age 12
Bjelland og Grindum, Vest-Agder, Norway
1906
November 9, 1906
New York, New York, United States
1908
May 11, 1908
New York, New York, United States
1918
November 26, 1918
Marengo, Division No. 13, Saskatchewan, Canada
1960
July 1960
Age 82
Drumheller, Division No. 5, Alberta, Canada