Magnus Broen

  Research Notes:

1. death, 1971 -- BC Archives

- father, John Broen born in Norway; mother recorded as Mary Eklend, born in Sweden
- lived in Vernon for 1.5 yrs - residence as RR#2 Kalamaka Road, Vernon; lived in BC for 7.5 yrs
- married to Lille Johnson
- farmer until 1956
- informant: R Broen, son, 5303-94A Ave, Edmonton, AB
- died Cardiac Arrest
- buried Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Vernon

2. rootsweb.ancestry.com -- world connect


3. MyTrees.com (subscription based)
- general search - Magnus Broen birth and death dates married to Lillie, with 3 children noted, Lloyd Broen and Annelisse and Lila (no dates)


4. Footprints Along the Stony (Armena history book, 1982)
has a photo of
Mary Broen, Magnus Broen and then the caption says Lila and two boys (look like twins abt 3-4 yrs old) sitting on Magnus' lap, Bruce and Patrick - the boys are likely sons of Lila [Yekimec ?]


5. Ancestry.com; Canada Voter Lists; Magnus Broen

1949 - Camrose, occupation as a Carpenter
1965 - Burnaby/Richmond; address, 7026 Kingsway, Burnaby; occupation as caretaker; Mrs Lily


6. Camrose Canadian
5 Sept 1945, page 6, col 3, "Armena"
- Magnus Broen and son Lloyd are building a new barn
- M Broen's were in Bawlf Sunday at A Eliason's [Algot]?

26 Sep 1945, page 10, col 5, "Armena"
- Anne Broen and Florence Soderstrom week-end in Edmonton, guests of Asy Broen

7. 2 daughters married - see Lloyd Broen obit ^580,581,582

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence - 1949, 1949, Camrose, Alberta, Canada. ⁵⁸³

2. Residence 1965, 1965, Burnaby, British Columbia. ⁵⁸⁴

Magnus married Lille Anselina Johnsen ⁵⁷⁸.^,579 (Lille Anselina Johnsen was born on 19 Jun 1907 in Hay Lakes, Alberta, Canada,⁵⁷⁹ died on 5 Jan 1995 in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada ⁵⁷⁹ and was buried on 10 Jan 1995 in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Vernon, British Columbia, Canada ⁵⁷⁹.)