Bergithe (Betsy) Peters
1831 - 1892

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• Birth	26 Nov 1831	Norway   [1]
  	d. age 61; age 45 in 1880 census
  Gender	Female
  Died	12 Dec 1892  [2]
  	age 61; resid Canisteo Twp
  Buried	16 Dec 1892	West St. Olaf Lutheran Church Cemetery, Vernon Township, Dodge County, Minnesota   [2]
  Person ID	I7665	Dodge and Olmsted Minnesota Norwegian-Americans
  Last Modified	08 Jul 2009

  
  

  Father	Peter Elefson Engene (Engan) (Egnosang),   b. 1798,   d. 1875
  Mother	Thone Olsdatter Aase,   b. 7 Dec 1806,   d. 1872, Wisconsin
  Married	27 Dec 1830	Heddal, Telemark, Norway
  Family ID	F3905	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Christian Mortensen Beaver,   b. 27 Feb 1839, Baever farm, Kongsberg parish, Buskerud, Norway ,   d. 28 Jul 1918
  Married	Mantorville, Dodge Co, Minnesota
  Children	> 1. Martin C. Beaver,   b. 10 Jan 1867, Canisteo Twp., Dodge Co., Minnesota ,   d. 4 Oct 1967, Fairview Nursing Home > 2. Peter C. Beaver,   b. 15 Aug 1868, Minnesota ,   d. 1 Sep 1963, home of daughter Mrs. Martin Anderson, Kasson   3. Andrias Christianson Beaver,   b. 27 May 1870,   d. 23 Jul 1870   4. Andrew C. Beaver,   b. 12 Nov 1871, Canisteo Twp., Dodge Co., MN > 5. John C. (Johan) Beaver,   b. 1873,   d. 1941 > 6. Ole (Olai) C. Beaver,   b. 25 Sep 1875, Minnesota ,   d. 15 Jan 1968, Dodge Co, Minnesota
  Family ID	F454	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	John Fritz
  Children	> 1. Anne Elisabeth (Elizabeth) Johnson (Fritz),   b. 1856,   d. 25 Jan 1903, her home in Canisteo Twp   2. Jerry F. Fritz,   b. Abt 1857, Wisconsin > 3. Charles Johnson Fritz,   b. 1858, Wisconsin ,   d. 1884
  Family ID	F2680	Group Sheet

  
  

• Dodge Olmsted photos		Bergit (Betsy) Elefson (Peters) Engan and husband Christian Mortenson Beaver. Married in 1866 in Dodge County. Residents of Canisteo Township.
  		Christian M. Beaver Family Christian and wife Betsy, with sons (oldest to youngest) Martin, Peter, Andrew, John, and Ole.

  
  

• Sources

  [S19] 1880 Norwegians in USA, Gerhard Naeseth/Vesterheim - Digitalarkivet, (Digitalarkivet). [S161] Pastor Thorson's "Jordfæstede" recrds, Rev. J. A Thorson, (unpublished - E/W St. Olaf Lutheran Church).