Ole
Bornemann
Bull
Born in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
Ancestors 
Son of Johan Storm Bull
and Anna Dorthea Borse Geelmuyden
Husband of
Alexandrine Félicité Villeminot
— married
19 Jul 1836 [location unknown]
Husband of
Sara Chapman (Thorp) Bull
— married
6 Sep 1870 in Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, United States
Father of
Ole Storm Felix Bull, Alexander Bull, Thorvald Bull, Eleonore Felicie Bull, Ernest Bull, Lucie Edvardine Bull and Olea (Bull) Vaughan
Died
at age 70
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Jul 2022
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Biography
Ole Bull is Notable.
Champion Violinist of the World
Ole Bull was born in 1810. From a young age, he exhibited a passion for music which led to his enrollment at the University of Christiana. At one point, he became discouraged and began the study of law, but soon found his way back to music, and, with the encouragement of his patron (Madame Villeminot), he found success[1].
In 1836, Ole married Madame Villeminot's granddaughter,[2] Alexandrine Felice Villeminot. She died in 1862 in Oslo.
In 1845, Bull ventured to America where he purchased a large tract of land in Pennsylvania with the goal of forming a Scandinavian colony called Oleona. The venture failed due to lack of money, and Bull was forced to resume his musical career.[3] A historical marker, located near Cherry Springs State Park, memorializes Bull's proclamation at the founding of Oleona:
- 'We are to found a New Norway, consecrated to liberty, baptized with independence, and protected by the Union's mighty flag.
Though his venture was a failure, Norwegians across the states revered Ole Bull. In 1925, Pennsylvania opened the Ole Bull State Park to honor the patron's vision and virtuosity in attempting to transplant Norway to America.[4]
Ole Bull married Sarah C. Thorpe, daughter of J.G. and Amelia C. Thorpe in Madison, Wisconsin on 6 September 1870.[5]
The Bulls were living with Sarah's parents in Eau Claire, Wisconsin in 1880. Ole was 70 years old, and his occupation was "Champion Violinist of the World". Sarah was 30 years of age. [6]
Ole Bull passed away in 1880. The Madison Journal marked his death with the following:
- "Probably no musician was so well known, or possessed so many warm friends, as did Ole Bull. May he rest in peace."[7]
Sources
- ↑ The Eau Claire News Eau Claire, Wisconsin · Saturday, August 21, 1880
- ↑ Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600-1889; viewed at: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61360/
- ↑ The Eau Claire News Eau Claire, Wisconsin · Saturday, August 21, 1880
- ↑ https://explorepahistory.com/~expa/hmarker.php?markerId=1-A-3D5
- ↑ "Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRLN-MXW : 6 September 2023), Ole Bull, 1870.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN4F-VT8 : Fri Oct 06 09:02:07 UTC 2023), Entry for Joseph G. Thorp and Amelia C. Thorp, 1880.
- ↑ The Madison Journal as quoted in The Eau Claire News Eau Claire, Wisconsin · Saturday, August 21, 1880
- "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWZ1-YJ3 : 23 June 2020), Ole Borneman Bull, 1810.
- "France, registres protestants, 1536-1897," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGMJ-6FP : 19 February 2021), Ole Bornemann Bull and Alexandrine Félicité Villeminot, 19 Jul 1836; citing Marriage, St-Evangile, Paris, Paris, France, Societe de L'histoire du Protestantisme Francais (Society of the history of French Protestantism), Paris.
- "Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRLN-MXW : 30 January 2020), Ole Bull, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN4F-VTX : 15 January 2022), Ole Bull in household of Joseph G. Thorp, Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
- Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10404807/ole-bull : accessed 16 July 2022), memorial page for Ole Bull (5 Feb 1810–17 Aug 1880), Find A Grave: Memorial #10404807, citing Assistentkirkegaarden, Bergen, Bergen kommune, Hordaland fylke, Norway ; Maintained by Find a Grave .
- "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68QH-2WGV : 4 August 2021), Ole Rasmussen Bull, 1880.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Bull
- Ole Bornemann Bull, Slekt og Data Gravminnebasen
- Wikidata: Item Q318385
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