Sofia Mikkelsdtr Bakken
- Born: 20 Aug 1873, Tufsingdalen, Os, Tolga, Hedmark, Norway 1653
- Baptized: 21 Sep 1873, Tufsingdalen, Os, Tolga, Hedmark, Norway 1653
- Marriage (1): Ole Feragen on 6 Jul 1900 1652
- Died: 26 Nov 1955, Hay Lakes, Alberta, Canada at age 82
- Buried: St Joseph's Lutheran Church, Hay Lakes, Alberta, Canada 1654
Other names for Sofia were Elizabeth Sofia and Lisbet Sofia.
Research Notes:
Boucher/Feragen FT [kdnorton66]; accessed 27 Jul 2024
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/183729378/person/182394201620/facts
- link to Lisbet Sofie, aka, Sofie/Sophia Bakken
- has a number of photos of Ole Fergaen and Sofie and their children
The owner of this FT: her 2nd great grandparents were Ole P Feragen and Sofie Bakken [Lisbet S J Bakken]. Sofie Bakken was my 7th cousin, once removed. Note: this is a very distant relationship, but Sofie Bakken's ancestors go back to 'our' common ancestor, Lars Mikkelson Østgård [1682-1752] and my 6th great-grandfather. With his son, there is actually a double relationship to my 2 great grandparents, Lars Mikkelson b 1830 and his wife Berit Sofie Mikkelstr Midtdal, b 1832.
- see my document, "Sofia Bakken doc from Ancestry", [path, Grue... John Johnsen Moen, b 1822 .... Ingeborg Sophie Moen-John Mikkelson Bakken]
Bailey Ancestry FT [djbailey35] ; access 26 Jul 2024
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/120750590/person/420200755809/facts
- this link is to John H Olson, husband of Ingrid's [b 1841] daughter, Gea b 1846
- this FT has a number of Photos... one - Mikkel Johnsen Bakken family
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1. source: "Each Step Left its Mark", Hay Lakes community history book, 1982; pages 418-420
- Ole was born in Røros (recorded by son Arnold); son Peder records Brekken district of Røros
- arrived in Alberta in July 1906
- homestead SW Sec 36, Twp 49, Range 21, W 4th
- 1914 moved to NW Sec 20, Twp 49 and west half of W1/2 of NW of Sec 17, Twp 49 (purchased from Mr Martinson) and later purchased the W1/2 of SW, Sec 17, Twp 49
- eleven children
- family photo, 1950; page 418
- photo of Ole and Sofia, 50th Wedding Aniversary, 1950; page 212
2. 1900 Norway Census: Feragen north, Røros
- lists Sofie Johnsdtr (born 1873) - family position as "Hørende til familien" -- hørende has to do with hard of hearing or deaf -- someone in the family is deaf and she translates??;;; --- under Occupation she is listed as "Verksarbeiders hustru" - worker's (arbeider) wife (hustru) -- wife of Ole Pedersen (b 1878) living with and on his parent's farm; Ole was a worker with the Røros copperworks (kopperverk)
3. Quebec Passenger lists
- Ship Lake of Manitoba
- Ole Peter, Lisbet, Kristine, Peder, John
- designation - Wilhelmina, Alberta
4. 1911 Canada, Alberta, Strathcona, sub-district 27, page 17
- SW Sec 36, Twp 49, Range 21 .... this would be the homestead quarter
- Ole and Elizabeth Sofia, Louise ....? (March 1900), Peder (Dec 1902), John (June 1904), Ingwald (Sept 1907), Clara Louise (Aug 1909)
- emigrated 1906; naturalized 1910
5. 1916 Canada, Alberta, Strathcona, sub-district 14, page 11
- Twp 49, Range 21
- Ole and Sophie, Christine, age 16 <1900>, Peder, John, Ingwald, Lucy (age 7, <1909>), George, age 3 <1913>, and Sigrud and Edmond, twins (although they appears to be recorded as Ziggar and Audvey), age 1 <1915>
1921 Canada Census, Alberta, Strathcona, ED, sub district 19, page 5 image 6 dw/fam, 53/53; Sec 20-49-21-4th
Ole Feragen, age 42 b in Nor
wife Sophie, age 47 b in Nor
son Peter, age 20 b in Nor
son John, age 16 b in Nor
son Ingwald, age 13 b in AB [rest of children, b in AB]
son George, age 9 b in AB
son Odvin, age 6
son Sigurd, age 6
son Clarence, age 4
son Arnold, age 2
son Vernon, age 2 months
dau Christine, age 21 b in Nor
dau Lucy, age 11 b in AB
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8991/images/1921_010-E002864774?usePUB=true&_phsrc=JEe107&pId=6266492 .... enumeration date: 1 Jun 1921
1931 Canada Census, Alberta, Vegreville, ED, sub district 014, page 9
dw/fam 95/97 [line 40]; SW Sec 20-49-21-W4
Ole Peter Feragen, age 52 b in Nor
wife Sophia Elizabeth, age 57 b in Nor
son George Martin, age 18 b in AB [rest of children, b in AB]
son Sigurd Ingard, age 16
son Odvin Singnar, age 16
son Clarence Thorger, age 14
son Arnold Irin, age 12
son Vernon, age 10
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/62640/images/1931_225-e011758183?treeid=&personid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=JEe101&_phstart=successSource&pId=6362490
6. Land
- Western Land Grants - SW Sec 36, Twp 49, Range 21; 1906 ++ not on AB Homestead Index
- CPR - SE Sec 23, Twp 49, Range 21, W 4th; with Mikkel Bakken
....... ............ Oct 2024
SE¼ of Section 35 is "F. Wall", and below M. Bakken on the NE¼ Sec 26 is also "F. Wall". It is likely that "F. Wall" refers to Frederick Wall who had married Clara Bakken, Mikkel Bakken's daughter. Clara and Frederick are both buried at St Joseph's cemetery. However, I haven't found any thing further on Frederick Wall - Clara died in 1945. Although the land owner maps of 1955 and 1967 for the County of Camrose shows the owner of SE¼ of Sec 35 as Frederick D Wall and Mikkel's homestead as "F D, F R, B E, M I, and B M Wall" - likely refers to Fred Wall sr and then the 3 children, Fred jr, Beverly, maybe Noelle misprinted, and Bryon. It is likely htat Bryon lives in Hay Lakes. See Clara's research page for notes on Fred Jr.
It is also interesting to note that according to the 1955 Map of the Camrose County [actually the Municipal District Camrose] that north of Ole Feragen's homestead quarter [SW¼ of Sec 36] is that N½ of Sec 36 was considered a Bird Sanctuary. Then north of this is Sec 1 Twp 50 Rge 21 which includes most of "Larry Lake". The shoreline land south of the lake shore on the SW¼ of Sec 1 was owned by John P Bakken, a son of Mikkel Bakken. And the NW¼ of Sec 1 which is mostly water, but some land and that land is owned by Frederick D Wall.
In the 1967 map of County of Camrose, the SW¼ and NW¼ of Sec 1 is now recorded with the owner as "Chester Grue". However, the 1973 map of the County of Camrose, the SW¼ of Sec 1
is owned by Clarence Hellekson.
Location: Using Google Maps and OpenStreet Map, it seems that on the far south east corner of SW¼ of Sec 36 is meets to the south of a newer sub-division to the south and border by
McLean Rd.
Larry Lake is of interest ..... SW¼ of Sec 1 is likely the land that Dad had leased, possibly from Chester Grue. I think I must of been about 14, maybe 15 - so this would have been about 1964 or 1965 [see my other document on "Larry Lake". Chester had left for Duncan, BC around 1965 or 1966. Mom and Dad, and Barb and Audrey and I had a vacation at Easter 1967 to visit Chester's - I have a photo of Barb and I on a mountain pass [I need to find this photo - must be on a flash drive]
In 1964 or 1965, there was a dirt trail from the "North Miquelon Rd" or Spilstead Rd or Twp Road 495. The first part was fairly decent, but then it became quite rutted. In Nov 2024, it is almost impossible to see any kind of road of trail, but using Google Satellite there seems to be a trail about 100 meters to the west of "McLean Road". This trail may very well been the line on the western boundary of SW¼ of Sec 36 [Ole Feragen] and just to the west of the trail would likely have been the land of Frederick Wall [SE¼ of Section 35]. From Google Satellite it is impossible to tell if a trail but it seems to be a line through the trees going north and after about 1 km the shores of Larry Lake appear. The satellite view appears to show pockets of what appears to be small meadows.
Larry Lake and area in 2024 are all part of the Ministik Lake Game Bird Sanctuary. No road goes into the area, but on the Eastern side of the bird sanctuary is a small acreage subdivision "Sanctuary Estates off of Range Road 205. Open Street Map shows a trail going into the eastern part of Larry Lake. 1652
Noted events in her life were:
1. Residence - 1900, 3 Dec 1900, Røros, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. 1655
2. Emigration - 1906: arrived on the ship Lake Manitoba that embarked on 6 July from Liverpool, 16 Jul 1906, Quebec, Canada. 1656
3. Land - 1911, 1911, Hay Lakes, Alberta, Canada. 1657
4. Residence - 1911, 1911, Hay Lakes, Alberta, Canada. 1658
5. Residence - 1916, 1916, Hay Lakes, Alberta, Canada. 1659
Sofia married Ole Feragen on 6 Jul 1900.1652 (Ole Feragen was born on 12 Oct 1878 in Røros, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway, died on 20 Aug 1966 in Hay Lakes, Alberta, Canada and was buried in St Joseph's Lutheran Church, Hay Lakes, Alberta, Canada 1660.)
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