Olai Andreas Hansen Frøyen
1859 - 1926 (67 years)
Person ID: I10821 "Hessevaag-Bakke" | Last Modified: 2 Nov 2023
1860 - 1940 (79 years)-
Name Olai Andreas Hansen Frøyen Gender Male Birth 28 Jul 1859 Frøyen Øvre Gnr.5 Bnr.8, Frøyen, Kalvåg, Bremanger, Vestland, Norge 
Died 25 Aug 1926 Steele County, North Dakota, USA [1] Buried Ostervold Cemetery, Finley, Steele County, North Dakota, USA [2] -
Family
Wife Marianne Lovise Berntsdatter Rylandsholm (ID:I10776)
b. 26 Mar 1860, Rylandsholmen Bnr1, Rylandsholmen, Kalvåg, Bremanger, Vestland, Norge
d. 5 Feb 1940, Finley, Steele County, North Dakota, USA (Age 79 years) Marriage 2 Nov 1884 Bergen, Vestland, Norge [7] Children 1. Harald Olaisen Frøyen (ID:I10823)
b. 30 Jul 1885, Bergen, Bergen, Vestland, Norge
d. Yes, date unknown+ 2. Hans Olaisen Frøyen (ID:I10822)
b. 17 Jul 1886, Bergen, Bergen, Vestland, Norge
d. 7 Jun 1968, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA (Age 81 years)+ 3. Berger Martin Olaisen Frojen (ID:I10824)
b. 27 Jun 1888, Bergen, Bergen, Vestland, Norge
d. 23 Mar 1978, Cass County, North Dakota, USA (Age 89 years)+ 4. Minnie Frojen (ID:I10825)
b. 29 Aug 1892, Minnesota, USA
d. 13 Oct 1943, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 51 years)5. Murrie Frojen (ID:I10826)
b. 1893, Minnesota, USA
d. Yes, date unknown6. Benjamin Frojen (ID:I10827)
b. 10 Apr 1894, Oakes, Dickey County, North Dakota, USA
d. 15 Jan 1975, Buxton, Traill County, North Dakota, USA (Age 80 years)+ 7. Alfred Frojen (ID:I10828)
b. 22 Jun 1895, Oakes, Dickey County, North Dakota, USA
d. 9 Jan 1975, Colfax, McLean County, Illinois, USA (Age 79 years)+ 8. Ovedia Frojen (ID:I10829)
b. 1899, North Dakota, USA
d. 7 May 1998 (Age 99 years)9. Infant Frojen (ID:I10830)
b. May 1900
d. Yes, date unknown10. Laura Frojen (ID:I10831)
b. 1901, North Dakota, USA
d. Yes, date unknown -
Other Personal Events
Emigrated 22 Mar 1889 Bergen, Bergen, Vestland, Norge [3] -
Event Map
Birth - 28 Jul 1859 - Frøyen Øvre Gnr.5 Bnr.8, Frøyen, Kalvåg, Bremanger, Vestland, Norge 
Marriage - 2 Nov 1884 - Bergen, Vestland, Norge 
Child - Harald Olaisen Frøyen - 30 Jul 1885 - Bergen, Bergen, Vestland, Norge Child - Hans Olaisen Frøyen - 17 Jul 1886 - Bergen, Bergen, Vestland, Norge Child - Berger Martin Olaisen Frojen - 27 Jun 1888 - Bergen, Bergen, Vestland, Norge Emigrated - 22 Mar 1889 - Bergen, Bergen, Vestland, Norge 
Child - Minnie Frojen - 29 Aug 1892 - Minnesota, USA Child - Murrie Frojen - 1893 - Minnesota, USA 
Child - Benjamin Frojen - 10 Apr 1894 - Oakes, Dickey County, North Dakota, USA Child - Alfred Frojen - 22 Jun 1895 - Oakes, Dickey County, North Dakota, USA 
Child - Ovedia Frojen - 1899 - North Dakota, USA Child - Laura Frojen - 1901 - North Dakota, USA 
Died - 25 Aug 1926 - Steele County, North Dakota, USA 
Buried - - Ostervold Cemetery, Finley, Steele County, North Dakota, USA = Link to Google Earth 
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Source Citations
- [FIND-A-GRAVE] Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53140256/olai-hanson-frojen.
O. H. Frojen Passed Away
Passed Away Last Wednesday after a Prolonged Period of Illness
After an illness of almost a year's duration Mr. O. H. Frojen passed away at
his home near Finley, Wednesday evening, August 25. The lingering disease
which finally brought death was cancer of the stomach. This sickness has
developed gradually during the year, and although Mr. Frojen was spared from
suffering severe pain his strength little by little left him, and the last
three months he was confined to his bed.
Olai Hanson Frojen was born at Froien, Sondfjord, Norway, on the 28th day of
July 1859. At the age of 21 he entered the fire department at Bergen,
Norway and served there for seven years. He was married at Bergen Nov. 2,
1884, to Miss Marianne Holm. In 1889 he came to America and for a short
time stayed with his brother, Christ Frojen at Oakes, N. Dak., after which
he moved to Duluth, Minn. Here he lived for two years and again moved to
Oakes, where he took up farming and resided until moving to Finley in 1910.
At this place he has also been engaged in farming, having bought a half
section of land when moving here.
Mr. Frojen was a highly respected man in this community, because of his
honesty and uprightness in all his dealings. He was kind-hearted and
helpful to his fellow men, peace-loving and always considerate of the
interests of others. It can be said of him that he was a sincere Christian,
not only professing Christianity, but living it. During his prolonged
illness he was patient and lived in glad expectation of going home to his
Lord and Savior when his days on earth should be numbered.
For a number of years after coming to Finley he was a member of the Ebenezer
Lutheran Free Church of this place, but in 1919 affiliated with the
Oestervold Lutheran Church of which he has since been a faithful member and
has served as deacon. Until failing health prevented him he was a regular
attendant at all the services and meeting of the church, including those of
the young people in whose welfare he was deeply interested. He will be
greatly missed in his home, in the congregation and in the community.
Shortly before his death, Mr. Frojen made several contributions in money to
various missions and charitable institutions, a Christian example worthy of
emulation.
The funeral services were held Friday August 27 at the house and at the
church and were conducted by Rev. V. E. Boe, who spoke on John 17:24, Mrs.
Gertrude Boe-Overby san "Rock of Ages" (in Norwegian) one of Mr. Frojen's
favorite hymns, and "In Heaven Above." After the service the body was laid
to rest in the Oestervold church cemetery.
Among the many who attended the funeral and who had come a long distance
were the following relatives and friends: Sister, Mrs. M. Bakken of Valley
City, N. Dak.; twin brother, Christ Frojen and daughters, Boletha and Alma,
of Oakes; brother, John Frojen of Glover, N.Dak.; Rasmus Welk of Oakes; Mr.
and Mrs. John Olson and Mrs. Grimsrud of Litchville, N. Dak.
Besides the above named sister and brothers the deceased is survived by his
wife and 7 children. They are Hans, Portland, Oregon; Berger, Davenport, N.
Dak.; Minnie, Alfred and Ovidia, Finley; Bennie, Jamestown, N. Dak.; and
Laura, now Mrs. Walter E. Swift, Aberdeen, Wash. Mrs. Swift has been
staying with her parents several months during the illness of her father,
returning to her home in Washington after the funeral. Two children, Harold
and Arthur, died in infancy and three brothers, Henry Frojen of Litchville,
N. Dak.; Rev. L. H. Frojen, also of LItchville, and George Froje of
Cogswell, N. Dak., have preceded the now deceased Mr. Frojen in death.
Blessed by the memory of O. H. Frojen.
Published in the Steele County Farmer's Press, Finley, North Dakota,
September 3, 1926. - [FIND-A-GRAVE] Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53140256/olai-hanson-frojen.
- [DA-001] Digital Arkivet, (Arkivverket), https://www.digitalarkivet.no/view/8/pe00000000681449.
Bergen politikammer / politidistrikt, Emigrasjonsprotokoller, nr. 1-23: Emigranter over Bergen 1874-1930 - [familysearch] Family Search.
"United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9VF-SXP : Sat Oct 07 00:51:55 UTC 2023), Entry for Olia Frojen and Mary Frojen, 1900. - [familysearch] Family Search.
"United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC8G-GHQ : Thu Oct 05 15:59:39 UTC 2023), Entry for Olai Frojen and Marianne Frojen, 1920. - [familysearch] Family Search.
"United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLG2-8JH : Thu Oct 05 10:30:18 UTC 2023), Entry for O H Frogen and Marian Frogen, 1910. - [DA-001] Digital Arkivet, (Arkivverket), https://www.digitalarkivet.no/view/327/pv00000001215619.
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