Bernt Thorstensen var født 08.07.1855 på Merdø i Tromøy Sogn og var tvilling med min farfar, Christen Toft Thorstensen. Foreldrene deres var: Anne Marie Toft fra Hisøy og Terje Thorstensen fra Merdø.
Her er familien i 1865: http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/we ... =6423#ovre
Her er familien i 1900: http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/we ... =1354#ovre
Her er Bernt som utvandret fra Arendal i 1903: http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/we ... k=258#ovre
Her er han som innvandret til USA i 1903, og i passasjerlisten står det at han skal til sin svoger, Jorgen Tonnesen Morris Cove Morris Str. New Haven. Det opplyses også at han har vært i USA i 1881, 9mnd. i Brooklyn.: http://www.ellisisland.org/search/match ... &dwpdone=1
I 1908 finner jeg han som "acting first assistent" på Southwest Ledge Light i New Haven.
I Census Record 1910 finner jeg en Bernt Thorstensen i New Haven. Dette er sannsynligvis "min" Bernt: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse. ... s-c&ghc=50
Etter dette slutter alle spor. Jeg skulle så gjerne ha visste om han giftet seg og fikk barn, hvor han bodde, hva slags jobb han hadde, når han døde og hvor han er begravet.
Dersom det er noen som har opplysninger om Bernt, eller kan vise til aktuelle kilder, er jeg svært takknemlig for svar.
Mvh Anne-Lise Toft Eddie
Bernt Thorstensen, fra Merdø til New Haven i Connecticut.
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Re: Bernt Thorstensen, fra Merdø til New Haven i Connecticut
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Bernt Thorstensen
Age in 1910: 54
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856
BirthPlace: Norway
Relation to Head of House: Boarder
Father's Birth Place: Norway
Mother's Birth Place: Norway
Home in 1910: New Haven Ward 5, New Haven, Connecticut
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Year of Immigration: 1905
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Olaf Lund 38
John A Willy 37
David F Stevenson 31
Samuel Strand 24
Lars Berg 23
Chris Eide 26
Bernt Thorstensen 54
Alfred Strand 29
Directories:
Name Title State City Book Section Page
Bernt Thorst* New Haven Connecticut Directory, 1923 Connecticut New Haven T 971
Bernt Thorst* New Haven City Directory, 1924 Connecticut New Haven T 1002
Bernt Thorst* New Haven City Directory, 1925 Connecticut New Haven T 979
Bernt Thorst* New Haven City Directory, 1926 Connecticut New Haven T 1020
Bernt Thorst* New Haven City Directory, 1927 Connecticut New Haven T 1137
Bernt Thorst* New Haven City Directory, 1928 Connecticut New Haven T 1240
Cannot find him in 1920 census.
Margit in Minnesota
Name: Bernt Thorstensen
Age in 1910: 54
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856
BirthPlace: Norway
Relation to Head of House: Boarder
Father's Birth Place: Norway
Mother's Birth Place: Norway
Home in 1910: New Haven Ward 5, New Haven, Connecticut
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Year of Immigration: 1905
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Olaf Lund 38
John A Willy 37
David F Stevenson 31
Samuel Strand 24
Lars Berg 23
Chris Eide 26
Bernt Thorstensen 54
Alfred Strand 29
Directories:
Name Title State City Book Section Page
Bernt Thorst* New Haven Connecticut Directory, 1923 Connecticut New Haven T 971
Bernt Thorst* New Haven City Directory, 1924 Connecticut New Haven T 1002
Bernt Thorst* New Haven City Directory, 1925 Connecticut New Haven T 979
Bernt Thorst* New Haven City Directory, 1926 Connecticut New Haven T 1020
Bernt Thorst* New Haven City Directory, 1927 Connecticut New Haven T 1137
Bernt Thorst* New Haven City Directory, 1928 Connecticut New Haven T 1240
Cannot find him in 1920 census.
Margit in Minnesota
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Re: Bernt Thorstensen, fra Merdø til New Haven i Connecticut
Anne-Lise,
If you go here:
http://www.raogk.org/connecti.htm
You can possibly find someone to lookup his death record and where he is buried in the county of New Haven, Connecticut.
Margit in Minnesota
If you go here:
http://www.raogk.org/connecti.htm
You can possibly find someone to lookup his death record and where he is buried in the county of New Haven, Connecticut.
Margit in Minnesota
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Re: Bernt Thorstensen, fra Merdø til New Haven i Connecticut
Hello Margit.
I think i have found him in 1920 Cencus. His name is not spelled correctly, but i am sure he is the right man. His sister, Anna Tønnesen was living in New Haven, perhaps they lived in the same house. Could you please look up for me?
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse. ... &gst=&so=3
The above mentioned directories looks very interesting, I wonder where I can find them.
Thank you very much for your help, now I will contact volunteers to look up for me in Connecticut.
Mvh Anne-Lise
I think i have found him in 1920 Cencus. His name is not spelled correctly, but i am sure he is the right man. His sister, Anna Tønnesen was living in New Haven, perhaps they lived in the same house. Could you please look up for me?
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse. ... &gst=&so=3
The above mentioned directories looks very interesting, I wonder where I can find them.
Thank you very much for your help, now I will contact volunteers to look up for me in Connecticut.
Mvh Anne-Lise
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Re: Bernt Thorstensen, fra Merdø til New Haven i Connecticut
Hei Anne-Lise!
I have attached it. I will write what it says in Directories, wrong format to get good image.
I think when he lived with his sister he lived in Whitneyville. Do you have more information about them in Connecticut?
1915
Thorstonson Bernt janitor bds (Boards) 61 Water
1917
Thorstonson Bernt janitor YMCA bds (Boards) 139 Augur Whitneyville
1918
Thorstonson Bernt emp (employee) M-R Corp bds (Boards) 139 Augur Whitneyville
1919
Thorstonson Bernt bds (Boards) 139 Augur Whitneyville
1920-21 (maybe)
Thorstonson Bernt res 139 Augur Whitneyville
1922
Tustonson Bernt emp (employee) NHGL Co res (resident) 61 Water
1923
Thorstenson Bernt emp (employee) NHGL Co res (resident) 61 Water
1924
Thorstenson Bernt res (resident) 61 Water (Address lived at)
1925
Thorstenson Bernt r (resident) 61 Water
Margit in Minnesota
1926
Thorstenson Bernt r (resident) 61 Water
1927
Thorstenson Bernt r (resident) 61 Water
1928
Thorstenson Bernt r (resident) 61 Water
Margit in Minnesota

I have attached it. I will write what it says in Directories, wrong format to get good image.
I think when he lived with his sister he lived in Whitneyville. Do you have more information about them in Connecticut?
1915
Thorstonson Bernt janitor bds (Boards) 61 Water
1917
Thorstonson Bernt janitor YMCA bds (Boards) 139 Augur Whitneyville
1918
Thorstonson Bernt emp (employee) M-R Corp bds (Boards) 139 Augur Whitneyville
1919
Thorstonson Bernt bds (Boards) 139 Augur Whitneyville
1920-21 (maybe)
Thorstonson Bernt res 139 Augur Whitneyville
1922
Tustonson Bernt emp (employee) NHGL Co res (resident) 61 Water
1923
Thorstenson Bernt emp (employee) NHGL Co res (resident) 61 Water
1924
Thorstenson Bernt res (resident) 61 Water (Address lived at)
1925
Thorstenson Bernt r (resident) 61 Water
Margit in Minnesota
1926
Thorstenson Bernt r (resident) 61 Water
1927
Thorstenson Bernt r (resident) 61 Water
1928
Thorstenson Bernt r (resident) 61 Water
Margit in Minnesota
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Re: Bernt Thorstensen, fra Merdø til New Haven i Connecticut
Hei igjen Margit.
I do not have more information conserning Bernt. Supposedly he died between 1928 and 1930, since he is not found in the 1930 Census.
When it comes to Anna Tønnesen, there is some more information, and I will form a new query including her husband and children.
Thank you so much for your help.
Mvh Anne-Lise
I do not have more information conserning Bernt. Supposedly he died between 1928 and 1930, since he is not found in the 1930 Census.
When it comes to Anna Tønnesen, there is some more information, and I will form a new query including her husband and children.
Thank you so much for your help.
Mvh Anne-Lise