Johan Oskar Närgren Berglund

Brief Life History of Johan Oskar Närgren

When Johan Oskar Närgren Berglund was born in June 1862, in Sweden, his father, Jöns Petter Berglund, was 26 and his mother, Anna Maria Jacobina Jacobsdotter, was 22. He married Catharina Elisabeth Alfström on 1 June 1887, in St. Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Sauk Rapids Township, Benton, Minnesota, United States in 1895. He died on 20 September 1931, in Sauk Rapids, Benton, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Sauk Rapids, Benton, Minnesota, United States.

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Family Time Line

Johan Oskar Närgren Berglund
1862–1931
Catharina Elisabeth Alfström
1866–1952
Marriage: 1 June 1887
Axel Ragnar Berglund
1888–1968
James Oscar Berglund
1890–1961
Ruth Berglund
1893–1985
Jennie Amelia Berglund
1895–1980
Ellen Viola Berglund
1897–1921

Sources (9)

  • John Bergland, "Minnesota State Census, 1895"
  • John Berglund, "Minnesota, Death Records and Certificates, 1900-1955"
  • John Burgland in entry for Ellen Viola Berglund, "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1873 · The Swedish Krona Becomes National Currency

The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Sven, Nils, Anders, Helmer, Bjorn, Elof, Erland, Hasse, Hilma, Lars, Nelle.

Swedish and Norwegian: ornamental name composed of the elements berg ‘mountain, hill’ + lund ‘grove’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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