Brief Life History of Helge Rikard Jørgensen
When Helge Rikard Jørgensen Gustad was born on 22 November 1868, in Skogn, Levanger, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway, his father, Jørgen Olsen, was 42 and his mother, Andrea Hansdatter, was 39. He married Jorgine Bruget on 15 March 1894, in Mission Hill, Yankton, South Dakota, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Yankton, South Dakota, United States for about 10 years and Volin Township, Yankton, South Dakota, United States in 1940. He died on 13 February 1941, in Volin, Yankton, South Dakota, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Volin, Yankton, South Dakota, United States.
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- Harry R Gustad, "United States Census, 1940"
- Harry Rikard Gustad, "Find a Grave Index"
- Helge Rikard, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
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1869 · Gustav Vigeland
Birth year of Gustav Vigeland. Well-known Norwegian sculptor. His statues can be seen in Frogner Park in Oslo which sculpture area occupies 80 acres.
1887
Historical Boundaries: 1887: Yankton, Dakota Territory, United States 1889: Yankton, South Dakota, United States
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Alf, Bjorn.
Norwegian: habitational name from any of over thirty farmsteads in eastern Norway named Rustad, from Old Norse Ruthstathr, a compound of ruth ‘clearing’ + stathr ‘place’, ‘dwelling place’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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