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Carrie Thorsdatter Fatland was born on January 18, 1859, in Skånevik, Norway, the child of Thor Nielsen and Siri. She married Oliver Halvor Thorson in 1881 in Kendall County, Illinois. They had six children in 13 years. She died on September 10, 1910, in Kendall County, Illinois, at the age of 51, and was buried in Newark, Illinois.

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    Birth

    Carrie Thorsdatter Fatland was born on January 18, 1859, in Skånevik, Norway to Thor Nielsen Fatland, age 33, and Siri Fatland, age 30.

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    Marriage

    Carrie Thorsdatter Fatland married Oliver Halvor Thorson in 1881 in Kendall County, Illinois, when she was 22 years old.

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    Oliver Halvor Thorson

    1843–1905

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    Birth of Son

    Her son Thomas Theodore was born on December 23, 1882, in Kendall, Illinois.

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    Thomas Theodore Thorson

    1882–1948

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    Birth of Son

    Her son Nels Severin was born on January 8, 1886, in Illinois.

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    Nels Severin Thorson

    1886–1956

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    Birth of Son

    Her son Nels was born on August 8, 1888, in Big Grove, Illinois.

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    Nels Thorson

    1888–1958

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    Birth of Daughter

    Her daughter Sarrah was born in August 1888 in Illinois.

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    Sarrah Thorson

    1888–1964

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    Birth of Daughter

    Her daughter Edna was born in January 1893 in Illinois.

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    Edna Thorson

    1893–1937

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    Birth of Son

    Her son Oliver Clarence was born on August 6, 1895, in Kendall County, Illinois.

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    Oliver Clarence Thorson

    1895–1985

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    Death of Parent

    Carrie Thorsdatter's parent Siri passed away on March 14, 1897, in Kendall County, Illinois, at the age of 68.

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    Siri Fatland

    1828–1897

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    Residence

    Carrie Thorsdatter Fatland lived in Big Grove, Illinois, in 1900.

    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife

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    Death of Husband

    Her husband Oliver Halvor passed away on January 8, 1905, in Kendall County, Illinois, at the age of 61. They had been married 24 years.

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    Oliver Halvor Thorson

    1843–1905

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    The Americanization Movement

    Carrie Thorsdatter Fatland moved from Norway to the United States at a time when immigrants were expected to quickly assimilate into American society.

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    Death

    Carrie Thorsdatter Fatland died on September 10, 1910, in Kendall County, Illinois, when she was 51 years old.

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