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mortsog
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Posted - 28/04/2020 :  09:26:28  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Emigrated to Canada with M.R Raffel on 1906-01-19. Age 22. He was the son of Martin Olsen and Berte Olsdatter that lived in Luktorpet in Grue,Hedmark. He was born 5 dec 1883.
I do not know what happened to him . Can any of you find something?

jwiborg
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Posted - 28/04/2020 :  14:40:55  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993

Name: Mentz Martinsen
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 21 Jun 1965
Event Place: Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Gender: Male
Age: 81
Marital Status: Single
Birth Date: 05 Dec 1883
Birth Year (Estimated): 1884
Birthplace: , Norway
Father's Name: Martin Martinsen
Mother's Name: Berthe
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mortsog
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Posted - 29/04/2020 :  09:53:12  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thank you for your help. Must be the same person.He is single when he died. Is there some way of finding children after him? Maybe impossible.
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jwiborg
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Posted - 29/04/2020 :  11:39:11  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Nothing is impossible...
From the Kamloops Daily Sentinel, 24 Jun 1965, Section A page 3

Had previously lived in McBride, B.C. Was single. Had been the postmaster for 25 years retiring in 1946. Had lived in Kamloops for 1 month, in B.C. for 50 years and in Canada for 59 years. No children mentioned, but a niece and 5 nephews living in British Columbia;

Mr Mentz Martinson, 431 Columbia St. is survided by:
his niece Mrs Jenny Leake of McBride
five nephews:
Bruce Martinson of Vancouver
John and Martin Braten and Bert Vanahalk?, all of Duncan
Henry Vanahalk? of Nanaimo



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Jenny Martinsen Leake
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Maiden Name: Martinsen
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 1999
Event Place: McBride, Fraser-Fort George Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Photograph Included: N
Death Date: 19 Feb 1999
Affiliate Record Identifier: 90265872
Cemetery: McBride Cemetery

Did Mentz have a brother Isaac?
Isaac Martinsen (25) from Kirkenær emigrated to Canada in June 1907.
He maried Astrid Hansen (01 Jul 1890-26 May 1980) from Denmark in Vancouver in 1919. His parents listed as Martin Martinsen & Berta Olsen.

Hmmm... not sure if this "niece Mrs Jenny Leake of McBride" is the same as Jenny Martinsen Leake (1905-19 Feb 1999)
Jenny Martinsen Leake seems to be Jenny Olufsdatter Leake (Luka)

NAME: John Hialmer Braten
GENDER: Male
DEATH AGE: 79
BIRTH DATE: 1908
RESIDENCE PLACE: Duncan, B.C.
DEATH DATE: 4 Feb 1987
OBITUARY DATE: 8 Feb 1987
OBITUARY PLACE: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
SPOUSE: Zoe
CHILD: Franklin; Sonia Goodlad; Gordle Goodlad; Ileen Hillyard; Ken Hillyard; Sylvia Grafton; Brian Grafton
SIBLINGS: Martin; Henry Van Shake; Bert Van Shake

The lastname is a question for Bert and Henry... for sure not "Vanahalk". Possibly Van Shake?

Is Ovidia a sister of Mentz?

Name: John Helmer Braten
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 22 Mar 1929
Event Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Marital Status: Bachelor
Birth Year (Estimated): 1906
Birthplace: Oslo, Norway
Father's Name: Helmer Braten
Mother's Name: Ovidia Martinsen
Spouse's Name: Audree Miller
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 23
Spouse's Marital Status: Spinster
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1906
Spouse's Birthplace: Sydney, Australia
Spouse's Father's Name: Alfred Miller
Spouse's Mother's Name: Sadie Bowser
Certificate Type: License
Registration Number: 29-09-350795
Record Number:841

Edited by - jwiborg on 29/04/2020 14:56:02
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mortsog
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Posted - 29/04/2020 :  15:11:49  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Yes Jenny is his niece.She is the daughter of Mentz brother Oluf. She was born in Luktorpet in Grue 7 nov 1905. And yes Isak (Isaac) is his brother. This tread about these people from Luktorpet is closely linked to the posting about Agnete Olsdatter who is a close relative of these. Posting done by me earlier this year. All this research is due to an English lady whom have dna matches with Forest Finns of Grue. I am looking for a son that went to England during the war. The english ladys mother has an unknown father suspected to a soldier in England during WW2. If Mentz did not have any children maybe Isaac did. And finally , yes Ovidia is also a sister. She was married with Hjalmar/Helmer before emigration. I was aware only about Mentz emigration prior to this. Thanks
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AntonH
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Posted - 29/04/2020 :  18:30:54  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Isaac Martinson
in the 1921 Census of Canada
Name: Isaac Martinson
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Age: 38
Birth Year: abt 1883
Birth Place: Norway
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Astrid Martinson
Father Birth Place: Norway
Mother Birth Place: Norway
Year of Immigration: 1913
Racial or Tribal Origin: Norwegian
Province or Territory: British Columbia
District: Cariboo
District Number: 14
Sub-District: McBride
Sub-District Number: 20
City, Town or Village: McBride
Street or Township: Lot SE 3517
Municipality: McBride
Occupation: Farmer
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Isaac Martinson 38
Astrid Martinson 29
Louis Rosso 43
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AntonH
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Posted - 29/04/2020 :  18:33:27  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Isaac Martinson
in the British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872-1990
Name: Isaac Martinson
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1883
Death Age: 64
Death Date: 29 Oct 1947
Death Location: Port Renfrew
Registration Number: 1947-09-009108
BCA Number: B13195
GSU Number: 2032479

Isaac Martinson
in the Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current
Name: Isaac Martinson
Gender: Male
Death Age: 64
Birth Date: abt 1883
Death Date: 29 Oct 1947
Death Place: Port Renfrew
Obituary Date: 30 Oct 1947
Obituary Place: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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jwiborg
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Posted - 29/04/2020 :  20:20:27  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
There are 6 familymembers living in British Coloumbia.
Bruce could be the son of Isaac, but who are the mother to Bert and Henry? Did Mentz have a second sister who emigrated to Canada, and married a Van Shaik?

Sons of Mentz' sister Ovidia:
John Helmer Braten, lived in Duncan, B.C., Canada
Martin Braten, lived in Duncan, B.C., Canada

Daughter of Mentz' brother Oluf Luktorpet:
Jenny Martinsen Leake, lived in McBride, B.C., Canada

Bruce Martinson, lived in Vancouver, B.C. Canada

Bert Van Shaik, lived in Duncan, B.C., Canada
Henry Van Shaik, lived in Nanaimo, B.C., Canada

Edited by - jwiborg on 30/04/2020 08:09:35
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mortsog
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Posted - 29/04/2020 :  23:16:09  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
They are mentioned as siblings to John Hialmer Braten longer up here. Maybe Ovidia remarried. It says:SIBLINGS: Martin; Henry Van Shake; Bert Van Shake.
Martin was Johns brother born in Norway 6 apr 1909. But Ovidia,Mentz and Isak had 2 more sisters, Wilhelmine b.10 oct 1876 and Anna b.4 jul 1887. I searched but have not found that they emigrated though.
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jwiborg
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Posted - 29/04/2020 :  23:19:11  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by mortsog

They are mentioned as siblings to John Hialmer Braten longer up here. Maybe Ovidia remarried. It says:SIBLINGS: Martin; Henry Van Shake; Bert Van Shake.
Good point! I missed the siblings part
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jwiborg
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Posted - 30/04/2020 :  08:02:22  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Name: John Van Shaik (from signature in record)
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 24 Dec 1918
Event Place: Fort George, British Columbia, Canada
Gender: Male
Age: 49
Marital Status: Bachelor
Birth Year (Estimated): 1869
Birthplace: Weesp, Holland
Father's Name: Henry Van Shaik
Mother's Name: Mary Myre
Spouse's Name: Ovidie Braaten
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 39
Spouse's Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1879
Spouse's Birthplace: Grue Solär, Norway
Spouse's Father's Name: Martin Olsen
Spouse's Mother's Name: Berthe Olsen
Certificate Type: License
Registration Number: 18 09 192314
Record Number: 946

Edited by - jwiborg on 30/04/2020 11:45:44
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