Olaus Syvertsen Bjornstad

Brief Life History of Olaus

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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Family Time Line

Olaus Syvertsen Bjornstad
1854–1939
Gina Olsen
1854–1950
Marriage: 11 June 1881
Martha Bjornstad
1881–1890
Ole Bjornstad
1882–1965
Sigurd Bjornstad
1884–1986
Selma Andrea Bjornstad
1886–1973
Julie Bjornstad
1889–1890
Martin Bjornstad
1891–1924
Martha Cecelia Bjornstad
1893–1992
Hans Bjornstad
1895–1958
Julia Mathilde Bjornstad
1896–1965
Margaret Josephine Bjornstad
1898–1999

Sources (16)

  • Olaus Syverts., "Norway Census, 1900"
  • Olaus Syvertsen, "Norway Marriages, 1660-1926"
  • Olaus S Bjornstad, "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"

World Events (8)

1863

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

1866

Historical Boundaries: 1866: Monongalia, Minnesota, United States 1870: Kandiyohi, Minnesota, United States

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 Alf, Erik, Jorgen, Per.

Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Syvert, a variant of Sivert . Compare Sivertsen and Syvertson .

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

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