Thea Torstensdatter

Thea Johanne Torstensdatter Wetteland (1825-1865) was a housewife in Norway. (b. September 7, 1825; Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway - d. April 29, 1865; Vanse parish, Farsund, Vest-Agder, Norway)

Name: Thea Johanne Torstensdatter Wetteland, and Thea Johanne Wetteland. She was listed as "Tea Johanne Vetteland" when she was married in 1848 .

Parents: Torsten Wetteland and Johanne Jacobsdatter.

Birth: She was born on September 07, 1825 in Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway .

Baptism: She was baptized in Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway on September 30, 1825.

Siblings: Thea had the following siblings: Christopher Tostensen (1817-?) aka Christopher Tostensen of Welland; Johanne Torstensdatter (1821-?); Jakob Torstensen (1824) who died as an infant; and Tosten Tostensen (1824) a twin of Jakob who also died as an infant.

Marriage: Thea married Ole Mathias Pedersen (1822-1914) on October 8, 1848 in Farsund. She was 23 years old. Ole was a baker from Farsund, he was the son of Peder Andreas Hansen (1790-1849) of Log; and Maren Sophie Olsdatter of Gullestad (1792-1868).

Children: She had eight known children with seven living to adulthood. Her first child was at age 24 and her last child was at age 40. They were: Peder Matias Olsen (1851-?) aka Peter Matthew Olsen; Teodor Johan Olsen (1852-?); Josette Teresia Olsdatter (1855-?) aka Joletta Olsdatter; Ottan Olsen (1858-1921) aka Otto Olson who emigrated to Chicago in Illinois and married Hannah Hansen (1864-1936) aka Hannah Admundsen and had 5 children; Lena Olson (1860-1938) aka Hannah Lina Olsdatter who emigrated to Chicago in Illinois and married Andrew Jensen (1860-1930) aka Andreas Jensen; Salmine Sophia Severine Pedersen (1862-1914) aka Salmine Sopie Olsdatter who married John Edward Winblad (1856-1914) and emigrated to Manhattan in New York City and then moved to Jersey City, New Jersey and then moved to the Isle of Pines in Cuba and then died while visiting her family in Farsund in Norway; and Adolph Martin Ludvig (1865-1865) who died at birth along with Thea.

Death: She died on April 29, 1865 and her widower never remarried. He raised the seven surviving children himself.

Relationship: Thea Johanne Torstensdatter (1825-1865) was the second, great-grandmother of Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ).

Research: Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on August 5, 2004. Updated on January 5, 2011 with her death date from the Farsund, Norway churchbook. Updated on February 20, 2016 with statistics on the birth of her children. Updated on September 9, 2019 with the information on the family name Wetteland.

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