Essex County, New Jersey

Early Norwegian Settlement in Orange

At Orange, where a number of Norwegians settled, Enok Bore from Stavanger was the first known Norwegian resident. He settled there in 1872. He was followed by Sigvart Pedersen from Stavanger, a Mr. Halvorsen from Kristiania, Ludvig Oftedal, and Reinert Rolfsen. Later arrivals included T., A., and R. Opsahl, as well as T. Oftedal and Emanuel Seland, all from Lyngdal.

Most of the Norwegians in Orange were employed in the hat factories.

Norwegian Residents in Newark

Those Norwegians who had lived the longest in Newark were Erling Bore from Stavanger, A. Arnesen from Oplandene, T. Høiland from Lyngdal, and A. Heydal from Skien.

Sources:

[Ulvestad, Martin. Nordmændene i Amerika. Utg. History Book Company's Forlag. Minneapolis, Minn. 1907.]