Friday, January 21, 2011

1914 as the annus horribilis with three deaths in the family in Farsund, Norway


1914 as the annus horribilis with three deaths in the family in Farsund, Norway. The first to die was Ole Mathias Pedersen (1822-1914) on August 24, 1914. His daughter came when he was dying or for the funeral. I haven't found her arriving in Norway on a ship manifest yet to know the exact date. John Edward Winblad I (1856-1914) died of cancer on September 24, 1914, just 31 days after the death of Ole. Salmine Sophia Severine Olesdatter Pedersen (1862-1914) died on December 18, 1914 of a heart attack, just 79 days after her husband (2 months, 18 days). All three deaths are recorded on the same page of the Farsund churchbook.