Norwegians
of Dodge &
Olmsted,
Minnesota

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Community, circa 1854-1925
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Beret (Bereth) (Bjerit) (Betsy) Aslaksd. (Aslesdatter) (Ericksd.)

Female 1851 - 1921  (69 years)


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  • Name Beret (Bereth) (Bjerit) (Betsy) Aslaksd. (Aslesdatter) (Ericksd.)  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Born 13 Dec 1851  Sigdal Prestegjeld, Buskerud, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5
    Gender Female 
    Died ? 15 Mar 1921 
    Buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Stewartville, Olmsted County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I14225  Dodge and Olmsted Minnesota Norwegian-Americans
    Last Modified 15 Nov 2010 

    Father Asle Eriksen (Erikson, Erickson) Sundseie i Tostenrud,   b. 4 May 1819, Eggedal Sogn, Sigdal Prestegjeld, Buskerud, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1899  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Gunnhild (Gunhild) (Cornelia) Evensdatter Gulliksen? (Neggen) (Rolstadeie),   b. 8 Sep 1824, Sigdal Prestegjeld, Buskerud, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 1872, Olmsted County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Married 15 Apr 1848  Sigdal Prestegjeld, Buskerud, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5877  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Kristian (Christian) (Christ) Thorstenson (Tostensen) (Thompson),   b. 5 May 1849, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1927  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 1 Dec 1876  East St. Olaf Lutheran Church, Rock Dell Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. unnamed Thorstensen,   b. 1877,   d. 26 Aug 1877  (Age 0 years)
     2. Gunhild Kirsten (Kirstine) (Julia K.) Thompson,   b. 10 Oct 1878, Rock Dell Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1932, Ramsey County, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
    +3. August Thompson,   b. 14 Aug 1880, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1943, Olmsted County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     4. unnamed Thompson,   b. 1884,   d. 1884  (Age 0 years)
    +5. Tomine (Minnie) Helene W. G. Thompson,   b. 2 May 1885, High Forest Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Nov 1949, Minot, Ward County, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     6. Theo (Theodore) Thompson,   b. Dec 1889, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Clara Bertina Thompson,   b. 14 Apr 1892, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 1991, Olmsted County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 99 years)
    Family ID F4455  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Dec 1851 - Sigdal Prestegjeld, Buskerud, Norway Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1 Dec 1876 - East St. Olaf Lutheran Church, Rock Dell Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodlawn Cemetery, Stewartville, Olmsted County, Minnesota Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S15] Early E-W StO church rcrds, St. Olaf Norwegian Lutheran Congregation, Rock Dell and Vernon Townships, Minnesota.

    2. [S225] Birth-Death Register, Rock Dell Township, Olmsted County., Rock Dell Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota.

    3. [S19] 1880 Norwegians in USA, Gerhard Naeseth/Vesterheim - Digitalarkivet, (Digitalarkivet).

    4. [S78] History of Olmsted County, Minnesota written by Hon. Joseph A. Leonard together with Sketches of Its Pioneers, Citizens, Families and Institutions, Joseph A. Leonard, (Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Association, 1910.).

    5. [S195] Sigdal immigrants, Scott Brunner.

    6. [S79] Dalby Database - Cemetery Database Search, John Dalby, (Ancestry.com; Owatonna Public Library, Owatonna, Steele Co, MN).