When Mattie Hovde was born on 4 May 1875, in Hillsboro, Traill, Dakota Territory, United States, her father, Ole Olsen Hovde Sr., was 35 and her mother, Mari Gulbrandsdatter, was 32. She married Even A Nelson on 26 July 1894, in Hillsboro, Traill, North Dakota, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Towner, North Dakota, United States in 1900 and Bloomfield Township, Traill, North Dakota, United States in 1925. She died on 22 August 1963, in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Hillsboro, Traill, North Dakota, United States.
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The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
Historical Boundaries: 1880: Traill, Dakota Territory, United States 1889: Traill, North Dakota, United States
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Norwegian: variant of Hovda .
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