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Nils Nilsen

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Nils Nilsen

Birth
Asheim, Osterøy kommune, Hordaland fylke, Norway
Death
15 Feb 1977 (aged 73)
Curtis Bay, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 60 Site 1154
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Name at birth was Nils Nilsen Åsheim (English spelling: Aasheim). Nils, along with his brothers, Magnus Nilsen Åsheim and Norman Anker Nilsen Åsheim, came to the US in the 1920s. Due to the way Americans pronounced their last name and as all three had the middle name of Nilsen, it was decided to change their names to Nilsen.

Nils was the son of:
Nils Nilsen Åsheim
Birth 21 Dec 1870 in Norway
Death 26 Feb 1956 in Osterøy, Hordaland, Norway and Anna Marie Olsdatter Bjørge Birth 10 Jul 1875 in Bjørge, Hosanger, Hordaland, Norway Death 30 Dec 1968 in Osterøy, Hordaland, Norway

He married Lisa Kristina Olsson on 20 April 1935 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut. After her passing Nils married Mary Agnes Haney Day on 10 Sep 1966 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut.
Name at birth was Nils Nilsen Åsheim (English spelling: Aasheim). Nils, along with his brothers, Magnus Nilsen Åsheim and Norman Anker Nilsen Åsheim, came to the US in the 1920s. Due to the way Americans pronounced their last name and as all three had the middle name of Nilsen, it was decided to change their names to Nilsen.

Nils was the son of:
Nils Nilsen Åsheim
Birth 21 Dec 1870 in Norway
Death 26 Feb 1956 in Osterøy, Hordaland, Norway and Anna Marie Olsdatter Bjørge Birth 10 Jul 1875 in Bjørge, Hosanger, Hordaland, Norway Death 30 Dec 1968 in Osterøy, Hordaland, Norway

He married Lisa Kristina Olsson on 20 April 1935 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut. After her passing Nils married Mary Agnes Haney Day on 10 Sep 1966 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut.

Gravesite Details

US COAST GUARD, Date interred: 2/21/1977



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  • Maintained by: Dan
  • Originally Created by: David McInturff
  • Added: Nov 27, 2013
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120881079/nils-nilsen: accessed ), memorial page for Nils Nilsen (19 Mar 1903–15 Feb 1977), Find a Grave Memorial ID 120881079, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Dan (contributor 46975821).