Born in Solsvig (Solsvik), Fjell, Hordaland, Norway. Second of five children born Jon Orjan and Botilde Orjansen. Brother to Nils, Johanne, Anna and Laura Orjansen. Entered marriage on December 5, 1903 with Marie Nilsen-Toft, daughter of Nils Christian Monson Toft and Kresti Marie Torsteinsen. Father of Nora Gustavson, Birgitta, Olga Meier, Oyvind, Bergliot Olsen, Berny Kaarevik, Jacob and Nils Orjansen. Preceded in death by his wife of 43 years and infant daughter Birgitta. Died from natural causes in Knarvik, Fjell, Hordaland, Norway at the age of 85.
Born in Solsvig (Solsvik), Fjell, Hordaland, Norway. Second of five children born Jon Orjan and Botilde Orjansen. Brother to Nils, Johanne, Anna and Laura Orjansen. Entered marriage on December 5, 1903 with Marie Nilsen-Toft, daughter of Nils Christian Monson Toft and Kresti Marie Torsteinsen. Father of Nora Gustavson, Birgitta, Olga Meier, Oyvind, Bergliot Olsen, Berny Kaarevik, Jacob and Nils Orjansen. Preceded in death by his wife of 43 years and infant daughter Birgitta. Died from natural causes in Knarvik, Fjell, Hordaland, Norway at the age of 85.
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