When Olaus Syvertsen Bjornstad was born on 26 February 1854, in Modum, Buskerud, Norway, his father, Syvert Syvertsen, was 43 and his mother, Ose Mari Olsdatter, was 38. He married Gina Olsen on 11 June 1881, in Norway. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Acton Township, Meeker, Minnesota, United States in 1920 and New London, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, United States in 1930. He died on 6 August 1939, in Litchfield, Meeker, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Litchfield, Meeker, Minnesota, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1866: Monongalia, Minnesota, United States 1870: Kandiyohi, Minnesota, United States
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Alf, Erik, Jorgen, Per.
Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Syvert, a variant of Sivert . Compare Sivertsen and Syvertson .
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