Kramer Family Tree » Helmer Olsen Brekka (1864-1953)
Personal data Helmer Olsen Brekka
Sources 1, 2, 3- He was born on August 6, 1864 in Brækka, Namsskogan.
- He died on November 15, 1953 in North Dakota, United States, he was 89 years old.
- He is buried in Nord Præriske Lutherske kirkes gravlund.
- A child of Ola Hansen Jensen Skogen Brækka and Kjersti Pedersdatter Grndsløn
Household of Helmer Olsen Brekka
He is married to Johanna Kristine Pedersdatter.
They got married on March 15, 1891, he was 26 years old.
Echtgeno(o)t(e): Johanna Kristine Brækka (geboren Pedersdatter)
Child(ren):
- Daniel Brekke ± 1890-????
- Christian Brekke ± 1892-????
- Olivia Brekke ± 1897-????
- Samuel Brekke ± 1901-
- Helma J Brekke ± 1906-
Timeline Helmer Olsen Brekka
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Sources
- Støvik Web Site, Karl Arne Støvik, Helmer Olsen Brekke (født Brækken), March 18, 2022
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Historical events
Birthday August 6, 1864
- The temperature on August 6, 1864 was about 22.5 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 57%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1864: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- April 17 » American Civil War: The Battle of Plymouth begins: Confederate forces attack Plymouth, North Carolina.
- April 29 » Theta Xi fraternity is founded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the only fraternity to be founded during the American Civil War.
- May 21 » American Civil War: The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House ends.
- June 12 » American Civil War, Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor: Ulysses S. Grant gives the Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee a victory when he pulls his Union troops from their position at Cold Harbor, Virginia and moves south.
- July 28 » American Civil War: Battle of Ezra Church: Confederate troops make a third unsuccessful attempt to drive Union forces from Atlanta, Georgia.
- December 15 » American Civil War: Battle of Nashville: The Union's Army of the Cumberland routs and destroys the Confederacy's Army of Tennessee, ending its effectiveness as a combat unit.
Day of marriage March 15, 1891
- The temperature on March 15, 1891 was about 3.3 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1891: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 29 » Liliuokalani is proclaimed the last monarch and only queen regnant of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
- March 17 » SSUtopia collides with HMSAnson in the Bay of Gibraltar and sinks, killing 562 of the 880 passengers on board.
- May 5 » The Music Hall in New York City (later known as Carnegie Hall) has its grand opening and first public performance, with Tchaikovsky as the guest conductor.
- May 20 » History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope.
- August 18 » Major hurricane strikes Martinique, leaving 700 dead.
- August 24 » Thomas Edison patents the motion picture camera.
Day of death November 15, 1953
- The temperature on November 15, 1953 was between 7.9 °C and 12.5 °C and averaged 10.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1953: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.4 million citizens.
- February 3 » The Batepá massacre occurred in São Tomé when the colonial administration and Portuguese landowners unleashed a wave of violence against the native creoles known as forros.
- February 11 » Cold War: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower denies all appeals for clemency for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
- June 18 » The Egyptian revolution of 1952 ends with the overthrow of the Muhammad Ali dynasty and the declaration of the Republic of Egypt.
- September 26 » Rationing of sugar in the United Kingdom ends
- October 29 » BCPA Flight 304 DC-6 crashes near San Francisco.
- November 23 » Pilot Felix Moncla and Lieutenant Robert Wilson disappear while in pursuit of a mysterious craft over Lake Superior.
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The Kramer Family Tree publication was prepared by Louis Kramer.
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Louis Kramer, "Kramer Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/kramer_stamboom/I513262.php : accessed January 20, 2026), "Helmer Olsen Brekka (1864-1953)".
Louis Kramer, "Kramer Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/kramer_stamboom/I513262.php : accessed January 20, 2026), "Helmer Olsen Brekka (1864-1953)".