Engeborg was born on May 27th, 1883.1 Engeborg's father was Even Midboe and her mother was Engeborg Haugo. Her paternal grandparents were Torger O. Midboe and Sigri Utabjaa; her maternal grandfather was Tarjei Haugo. She had three brothers and three sisters, named Sigri, Torger, Olaf, Tilda, Signe and Sander. She was the second oldest of the seven children. She died at the age of 72 on September 20th, 1955.1