THE FAMILY FROM BYFFELLIEN by Robert A. Bjerke 30 January ...

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1840 (cem); 28 in 1870, b Norway; 40 in 1880, b Norway; 64 in 1905, b
Norway; b Norway (m)
d 1905, bur Old Whitehall Cemetery (cem)
immigrated 1865 naturalized (00); at home, Arena, Iowa County, 1870(p28);
farmer, Lincoln, 1871(m) 1880(ed65p10) 1900(ed133p13) 1905(p4); 2 males, 1
female, 2 b U.S., 1 b Scandinavia, Lincoln, 1895
m 9 Dec 1871 Preston by J.P. (m)
Inger Andrea Knutson 1850­1912 ­­ see Rud
Child:
i Andrew b Aug 1879 Wisconsin
5 70 85dx 00 10 20 bp
429 Agnete (bp); Agnes (70); Agnet Brenard (00); Agnet Brainerd (10)
b 26 March 1844 gf Nordre Hestekind (SA bp)
d 6 Oct 1920 Steele County, North Dakota (dndx), bur Bang Church Cemetery
(FaG)
immigrated 1867(20) 1868 (00)
cf. Caleb Brennar, 33, b Wurtumberg, farmer, Fayette, Lafayette County,
1880(ed206p21); wf Agnes Brennar, 35, b Norway; son Nelson, 6, b Wisconsin
married 28 years in 1900, 38 years in 1910
85dx 00 10 20 30 40
William Brainerd (85,10,20,30,FaG); William Brenard (00)
son of Christiana Brainerd (85dx)
b 8 May 1846 (FaG), b 8 May 1847 (dndx), b May 1846 Germany (00), 32 in
1885(dx); 63 in 1910, b Germany; 74 in 1920, b Germany; 82 in 1930, b
Germany, 22 at 1st marriage; 94 in 1940, b Germany
d 3 Dec 1940 (dndx,FaG), d Cass County (dndx); bur Bang Church Cemetery,
Finley, Steele County (FaG)
immigrated 1851 naturalized 1888 (20); immigrated 1852(00) 1854 (10)
1864(30); farmer, Steele County, 1885(dx); farmer, Enger Township, Steele
County, North Dakota, 1900(ed168p13) 1910(ed205p6) 1920(ed162p2);
Portland, Traill County, 1930(ed26p5); Fargo 1940(ed9­27p8)
Children :
509 i Nels Brainerd, 7 in 1885, b Wisconsin
ii Henry Brainerd b Sept 1879 Wisconsin (85dx)
iii Annie Brainerd b March 1881 Dakota (85dx)
iv John William Brainerd b Aug 1884 Dakota
v Julia M. Brenard b July 1886 North Dakota (00)
vi Andrew Brenard b July 1891 North Dakota (00)
5 70 80 85 00 10 15 20 25 bp
430 Marit (bp); Mary (70); Marit Peterson (00); Mrs. Thor Peterson (20)
b 12 Dec 1845 gf Nordre Hestekind (SA bp)
d 15 May 1925 Traill County (dndx)
immigrated 1865(10) 1867(00) 1870(20); widow, in her daughter Gunnild's
household in 1920; Portland City, Traill County, 1925
married 26 years in 1900, 36 years in 1910
80 00 10 15
Thor Peterson (80,00,10)
b June 1849 Norway (00); 30 in 1880; 60 in 1910; 66 in 1916 (dndx)
d 11 June 1916 Stutsman County (dndx)
immigrated 1870 (00,10); farmer, Traill County, Dakota, 1880(ed68p14)
1885; in son Peter's household, Roseville Township, Traill County, North
Dakota, 1900(ed187p1); Portland town, Roseville Township, 1910(ed244p5);
Portland 1915
Children :
515 i Gunnild Peterson bp Nov 1874 Dakota