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Svend Foyn

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Birthplace: Tønsberg, Vestfold
Death: November 30, 1894 (85)
Ramdal, Nøtterøy, Vestfold
Place of Burial: Tønsberg gamle kirkegård, Tønsberg, Vestfold
Immediate Family:

Son of Laurentius Samuelsen Føyn and Bente Marie Ager
Husband of Magdalena Margrethe Bull
Ex-husband of Elise Amalie Waerenskjold
Brother of Karen Sophie Foyn; Laurentius Foyn; Samuel Laurentius Foyn and Bente Marie Foyn

Occupation: Selveste hvalfanger og harpunoppfinner
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Historical records matching Svend Foyn

Svend Foyn in MyHeritage family trees (GUNNARB Web Site)
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Svend Laurentiussen Foyn in MyHeritage family trees (Christiansen Web Site)
Svend Foyn in MyHeritage family trees (Eilertsen Web Site)
Svend Foyn in MyHeritage family trees (Dehli Web Site)
Svend Foyn in MyHeritage family trees (Our Family Web Site)
Svend Laurentiussen Foyn in MyHeritage family trees (Staurung(Andersen) Web Site)
Svend Foyn in MyHeritage family trees (Knem Web Site)
Svend Foyn in MyHeritage family trees (familien Foyn-Bruntvedt)
Svend Foyn in MyHeritage family trees (JOP Web Site)
Svend Foyn in BillionGraves
Hvafanger Og Harpunoppfinner Svend Foyn in MyHeritage family trees (Fladmark Web Site)
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About Svend Foyn

http://snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Svend_Foyn/utdypning

http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svend_Foyn

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Svend Foyn, a sea captain, was the founder of Norway's whaling industry; he was a powerful and wealthy figure in modern Norwegian history.

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Svend Foyn's Timeline

1809
July 9, 1809
Birth of Svend Foyn
Tønsberg, Vestfold
1894
November 30, 1894
Age 85
Death of Svend Foyn at Ramdal, Nøtterøy, Vestfold
Ramdal, Nøtterøy, Vestfold
December 8, 1894
Age 85
Burial of Svend Foyn
Tønsberg gamle kirkegård, Tønsberg, Vestfold
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