Josette Theresa Olsdatter (1855-1887)

Josette Teresia Olson (1855-1887) Lund, migrated to the United States in 1876 to work as a servant. (b. November 9, 1855; Farsund, Vest-Agder, Norway - d. May 6, 1887; Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA)

Name
Josette Teresia Olsdatter, Josetta Theresa Olsen, and Josetta T. Olson.

Parents
Ole Mathias Pedersen (1820-1914) and Thea Johanne Torstensdatter (1825-1864). Ole was a baker in Farsund, Vest-Agder, Norway.

Birth
She was born on November 9, 1855 or September 8, 1855 in Vanse, Vest-Agder, Norway. Her baptism entry has her born on November 9, 1855. Her migrant entry has her birth as "9/8 55", or September 8, 1855 or August 9, 1955.

Baptism
Josette was baptized on December 2, 1855 in Vanse, Vest-Agder, Norway.

Siblings
Five siblings migrated to the United States. She had the following siblings: Peder Matias Olsen (1851-1898) who married and died during the 1898 heat wave; Theodore Johan Olsen (1852-?) aka Teodor Olsen; Otto Olsen (1858-1921) who migrated to Chicago, Illinois, married Hannah Hansen (1864-1936) and had 5 children, and worked as a babrber; Hanne Eline Olsdatter (1860-?) aka Lena Olson who migrated to Chicago, Illinois and married Andrew Jensen; and Salmine Sophia Severine Pedersen (1862-1914) aka Salmine Sopie Olsdatter who married John Edward Winblad (1856-1914) and moved to Manhattan in New York City and then moved to Jersey City, New Jersey and then moved to the Isle of Pines in Cuba and then died while visiting family in Farsund, Norway.

Migration
She migrated to New York City in the United States in 1876 aboard the SS Britannic. It is not known if she stayed in the New York area with her sister, Salmine, or went to Chicago, Illinois. In Chicago were her siblings: Lena, Otto, and Peter.

Marriage
Josette Olson appears to have married George Lund on May 15, 1886 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. The certificate was number 00102644.

Child
She may have had a child: Josetta Maria Theresia Lund (1887-1887) who died on July 10, 1887 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois at age 2 months and 8 days and was buried in Mt. Olive cemetery.

Death
She most likely died as "Josette T. Lund" in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois on May 6, 1887. Her age was listed as 30, but she was 32 years old. Her death certificate was number 00010468.

Widower
He remarried and had children with his second wife.

Research
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on October 14, 2003. Updated on July 11, 2015 with information on her migrating to the United States in 1876 for the Farsund, Norway emigrants register and the ship manifest, and her marriage and death.

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