Bertha Christine Petersdtr VOGEN

   Cause of her death was Leprosy.

   Other names for Bertha were Berthe Christine Pedersdatter, Bertha Christine Petersdtr AARSGARN, Berta Kistine Petersdtr STENNÆSS and Bertha Kristine Petersdtr VAAGEN.

  Noted events in her life were:

• Census: Preble, 1875, Fillmore County, MN. line 27

8 Jonas Tostensen 31 m Norway [b. 1844]
B. L. 28 f Norway [b. 1847]
Thomas 3 m Norway
Peter 1 m MN
Elias 32 m Norway
S. Erickson 25 m Norway
W. Richardson 25 m Norway

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• Census: Preble, District 67, 1880, Fillmore County, MN. line 48

45 47 Taastenson Jonas 38
--- Bertha 36
--- Thomas 8
--- Peter 6
--- Lourine 1
Jacobson Bertha 75 mother-in-law

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• Census: Preble, 1885, Fillmore County, MN. line 37

94 Jonas Thorstenson 42
Bertha Thorstenson 41
Thomas Thorstenson 12
Peder H. Thorstenson 10
Lerina Thorstenson 6
Christina Thorstenson 5
Josephine Thorstenson 2
Anne E Thorstenson 2/12


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• Cemetery: Scheie Cemetery, 1887, Fillmore County, MN.

Bertha married Jonas Tostensen VAALAND, son of Tosten Ellefsen VAALAND and Live Christophersdtr UGLAND, on 31 Dec 1866 in St. Petri, Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway.¹ (Jonas Tostensen VAALAND was born on 17 Mar 1842 in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway ⁴, baptized on 29 Mar 1842 in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway ⁴ and died on 4 Jan 1931 in Fillmore County, MN ⁵.)