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LarryMcCulla
New on board
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 Posted - 23/01/2024 : 01:40:14
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My mother told me that we were related to Roald Amundsen but I am not sure how? Can you help me confirm, please? My Mother's maiden name was Doris Solem and she grew up in North Dakota and born in Arnegard, North Dakota 04/17/1916. My mother said we were related through her mother Anna Larson who was born in Iowa. Anna Larson died in North Dakota when my Mother was only 16 years old so Anna Larson would have died around 1932 or so.
I don't have any details but I believe Anna Larson was related to someone named Eriksen who then was related to Roald Amundsen. I am sorry I don't have more details, but would love to know if I am in fact related to this famous Norwegian explorer. |
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 23/01/2024 : 08:05:29
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If you search at this site you will find many instances of people reporting a connection based on an Amundsen name in their tree. Here is a family tree for Doris which goes way, way back: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/LTS8-NL2
The site is free but you must be registered to view most items there.
You can delete a topic you started that you don't want to continue.
Here is a family tree for Roald Amundsen:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/LHC9-M2W
Really don't appear to be any overlapping of names or geography between the two trees. |
Edited by - jkmarler on 23/01/2024 08:10:20 |
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 23/01/2024 : 17:53:20
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It is possible that your mother and/or another family member or two became aware of the Amund Amundsen referenced in the Family Tree posted by Jackie and assumed that he is related to Roald Amundsen the exporer is some way. You might pursue that trail and see where it leads.
However based on Norwegian naming practices and birth years and birth locations it is difficult to see that Roald Amundsen the explorer and Amund Amundsen in the family tree on Family Search can be related..
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/KZVQ-56K
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Roald-Amundsen
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 23/01/2024 : 20:01:24
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A Family Tree on Ancestry.com has this family line for your mothers family
Doris Ilene Solem
1916–1990
BIRTH 17 APR 1916 • Arnegard Mck, North Dakota
DEATH JUL 1990
Whose mother is
Anna (Larson) Solem
1881–1937
BIRTH 12 AUGUST 1881 • Allamakee County, Iowa, United States of America
DEATH 3 DECEMBER 1937
Married to Erick Larsen
1843–1903
BIRTH 26 JAN 1843 • Jammerdal, Grue, Hedmark, Norway
DEATH 11 MAY 1903 • Hanover Township, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA
Mother of Anna (Larson) Solem was
Karen Amundsen
1854–1928
BIRTH 1 JAN 1854 • Vinger, Hedmark, Norway
DEATH 13 MAY 1928 • Allamakee County, Iowa, USA
Parents of Karen Amudsdatter was
Amund Amundsen Tangen
1817–1907
BIRTH 10 MAR 1817 • Tangen, Hedmark, Norway
DEATH 29 NOVEMBER 1907 • Allamakee County, Iowa, USA
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Anne Marie Johnsdatter
1812–1862
BIRTH 11 FEBRUARY 1812 • Stor Elvdal, Hedmark, Norway
DEATH 1862
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/161938287/person/372111185880/facts
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AntonH
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Am I related to Roald Amundsen
