Norwegians
of Dodge &
Olmsted,
Minnesota

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Nora Amanda Brække (Brekke) (Brakke)

Female 1886 - 1969  (82 years)


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  • Name Nora Amanda Brække (Brekke) (Brakke)  [1, 2, 3
    Born 21 Sep 1886  Vernon Township, Dodge County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Gender Female 
    Census 1900  Salem Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Rock Dell Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Rock Dell Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Rock Dell Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 17 Apr 1969  Olmsted County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried East St. Olaf Lutheran Church Cemetery, Rock Dell Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I81  Dodge and Olmsted Minnesota Norwegian-Americans
    Last Modified 11 Aug 2014 

    Father William Larson Brække (Brekke) (Brakke),   b. 18 Feb 1858, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1941, Olmsted County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Martha Larsdatter (Larson) Brækhus (Brekhus) (Brakhus) (Brackhouse),   b. 17 Oct 1860, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 1950, Olmsted County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 14 Nov 1878  East St. Olaf Lutheran Church, Rock Dell Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 7
    Family ID F1383  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 John A. Braaten,   b. 27 Jul 1883, Vågå (Vaage) Sogn, Vågå (Vaage) Prestegjeld, Oppland, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jul 1973, Olmsted County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 2 Oct 1903  East St. Olaf Lutheran Church, Rock Dell Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Mabel Regina Braaten,   b. Abt 1905, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Aletta Valborg Braaten,   b. Abt 1908, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Nora Johanna Braaten,   b. Abt 1913, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. Rolf (Ralph) Clifford Braaten,   b. 11 Aug 1917, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 2001, Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    Last Modified 5 Nov 2014 09:00:36 
    Family ID F734  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Obert John Hyland,   b. 21 Oct 1890, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1961, Mower County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Family ID F4265  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Sep 1886 - Vernon Township, Dodge County, Minnesota Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Salem Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Oct 1903 - East St. Olaf Lutheran Church, Rock Dell Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Rock Dell Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Rock Dell Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Rock Dell Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Apr 1969 - Olmsted County, Minnesota Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - East St. Olaf Lutheran Church Cemetery, Rock Dell Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S26] Historie om Undvandringen fra Voss og Vossingerne i Amerika, K. A. Rene, (Madison, Wis: Udgivet med stotte af Vosselaget, 1930.).

    2. [S27] 1873 and later E-W St Olaf church rcrds, St. Olaf Norwegian Lutheran Congregation, Rock Dell and Vernon townships, Minnesota.

    3. [S17] Cemetery Inscriptions Olmsted Co, MN, Vol 3, Cemetery Committee, Olmsted County Genealogy Society, (Rochester, MN: Olmsted County Genealogy Society, 1989).

    4. [S78] History of Olmsted County, Minnesota written by Hon. Joseph A. Leonard together with Sketches of Its Pioneers, Citizens, Families and Institutions, Joseph A. Leonard, (Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Association, 1910.).

    5. [S66] Minnesota Death Certificate Index, State of Minnesota, (Minnesota Historical Society).

    6. [S79] Dalby Database - Cemetery Database Search, John Dalby, (Ancestry.com; Owatonna Public Library, Owatonna, Steele Co, MN).

    7. [S82] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (online), LDS.