When Janne Henric Osterberg was born on 6 January 1859, in Fullestad, Älvsborg, Sweden, his father, Johan Fredrick Osterberg, was 21 and his mother, Johanna Sophia Johansdotter, was 18. He married Christine Mattson on 17 May 1880, in Douglas, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Nora Township, Pope, Minnesota, United States for about 25 years and Hamlet Township, Renville, North Dakota, United States for about 20 years. He died on 27 July 1932, in Mohall, Renville, North Dakota, United States, at the age of 73.
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Historical Boundaries 1862: Pope, Minnesota, United States
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nils, Einer, Fredrik, Erik, Lars, Lennart.
German: habitational name from any of many places called with Middle Low German or Middle High German ōster ‘eastern’ + berg ‘mountain, hill’. Places so named are common in Bavaria, Westphalia, and Lower Saxony.
Swedish (Österberg) and Norwegian (Østerberg): ornamental or topographic name composed of the elements öster ‘eastern’ + berg ‘mountain, hill’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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