1898 - 1974 (75 years)
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Name |
Sigurd Emil Torkelsen [2] |
Birth |
22 Aug 1898 |
Norway [3, 4, 5, 6] |
Gender |
Male |
Residence |
Sep 1918 |
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA [4] |
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Residence |
Feb 1942 |
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA [5] |
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Census |
1950 |
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA [6] |
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Residence |
Nov 1971 |
Shokan, Ulster County, New York, USA [1] |
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Occupation |
Deck hand [4, 6] |
Research Notes |
World War II Draft Card gives birthplace as “Farsen” Norway.
The 1950 census list another household on the 2nd floor at the same address with a head-of-household named Selmer Torkelsen, age 61. This age is too close to be Sigurd’s father, but it’s possible he is a brother. [5, 6] |
Death |
13 Apr 1974 [3, 7] |
Burial |
16 Apr 1974 |
Evergreen Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA [7] |
Person ID |
I12935 |
Mohr-Whalen |
Last Modified |
14 Apr 2022 |
Family 2 |
Margrethe Helene Rasmussen b. 28 Jun 1907, Staten Island, Richmond County, New York, USA d. 11 Jun 1997, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA (Age 89 years) |
Marriage |
Abt 1939 [8] |
Children |
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Family ID |
F8788 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
14 Apr 2022 |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 22 Aug 1898 - Norway |
| Residence - Sep 1918 - Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA |
| Residence - Feb 1942 - Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA |
| Census - 1950 - Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA |
| Residence - Nov 1971 - Shokan, Ulster County, New York, USA |
| Burial - 16 Apr 1974 - Evergreen Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA |
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Pin Legend |
: Address
: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
: State/Province
: Country
: Not Set |
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Notes |
- Sigurd was not listed in the same household as his wife Margaret and children Stanley and Gunda in the 1940 census.
Survived by two sisters, and two brothers. [7, 8]
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Sources |
- [S4917] Marriage Announcement of Thomas Martin Torkelsen and Patricia Joan Sullivan.
- [S4921] Obituary of Margaret Torkelsen.
- [S6] U.S., Social Security Death Index.
- [S4927] Ancestry.com (National Archives & Records Administration), WWI Draft Registration Card of Sigurd Emil Torkelsen.
- [S6696] Ancestry.com (National Archives & Records Administration), WWII Draft Registration Card of Sigurd Torkelsen.
- [S7925] 1950 US Census - Household of Sigurd E. Torkelsen.
- [S4923] Obituary of Sigurd Emil Torkelsen.
- [S4919] 1940 US Census - Household of Margaret Torkelsen.
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