Gena BREILAND

   Other names for Gena were Gunvor Targorsdatter BRATLAND, Gunvor Tarjesdatter BRATLAND, Gina BREILAND, Gena TORGERSON and Gina TORGERSON.

  Noted events in her life were:

• Notes: parents. It was originally thought that Gina's parents were Gro's sister Margit and her husband Hans Jacob Wentzel. Margit and Gro's father Torjus stated in his will that he wanted Gina's guardianship with Gro and Aadne after Margit's death. Margit's daughter, however, continued to live with her father and his second wife. This is not that Gina.

• Alt. Birth, 15 Jan 1886, Norway. from death record

• Immigration: from Norway, 1887, America. from 1900 census

• Notes: likely immigration from Norway, 1887, America. ⁴ leaving Fyresdal 28 Jun 1887....

13 Targji Kjehlsen Bretteland og Hustru 1850
Kristi Olsdatter 1855
14 Kjehl 1879
15 Olav 1881
16 Anne 1883
17 Gunver 1885

Gunvor was born 11 Dec 1885 and baptized 25 Jan 1886.
(#4, p96, 1886)

arriving in New York 21 July 1887...
Place of Origin: Fyrisaal,Norway
Port of Departure: Christiania, Norway and Christiansand, Norway and Copenhagen, Denmark
Destination: United States of America
Port of Arrival: New York
Port Arrival State: New York
Port Arrival Country: United States
Ship Name: Thingvalla

528 Torger Kittelsen 37 m farmer, Fyrisval Norway
9 Kirsti 29 f, Mrs
530 Kittel 4 m, child
1 Ole 3 m
2 Anna 2 f
3 Gunvor 11mth f

• Census: Kragnes, 1895, Clay County, Minnesota, USA. 51 Braeland Adende 49 Norway
Braeland Gro 41 WI
Torgerson Kittle 16 Norway [1879]
Braeland Tena 9 Norway [1886]

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"Kittle" is likely Kittel Targesen born 3 Aug 1879 to Tarje Kittilsen Bratland and Kristi Olsd in Fyresdal.

• Cemetery: Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, 1977, Orange County, California, USA. 1885 -1977

Gena married Clarence E BERGLAND on 9 Mar 1905 in Clay County, Minnesota, USA.¹ (Clarence E BERGLAND was born on 20 Feb 1880 in Minnesota, USA and died on 7 Jan 1967 in Orange County, California, USA ⁵.)