Andrew BRITSON

   Other names for Andrew were Andrias Engebrethsen DUSGAARDEIE, Andreas INEBRETSON and Andreas Engebretsen LANGGAARD.

  Birth Notes:

p45
68. April 26, May 29, Andrias, Engebreth Larsen og Else Abrahamsdatter Dusgaardeie

Groom's Name: Engebret Larsen
Groom's Birth Date: 1780
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Groom's Age: 39
Bride's Name: Else Abrahamsdr
Bride's Birth Date: 1795
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Bride's Age: 24
Marriage Date: 13 Apr 1819
Marriage Place: Ringsaker, Hedmark, Norway
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M42441-3
System Origin: Norway-VR
Source Film Number: 124361
Reference Number: 2:JHGQCX

  Noted events in his life were:

• Alt. Birth, 1821, Norway. from gravestone

• Alt. Birth, 23 Apr 1826, Norway. ² from death record
Ringsaker, Hedmark

• Alt. Birth, Apr 1831, Norway. from 1900 census

• Confirmation: likely match, 4 Oct 1846, Ringsaker, Hedmark, Norway. p242
22. Andreas Engebretsen Langgaard, 1831 Mai 29, Dusgaardeie, Engebret Larsen og Eli Abrahamsdtr

• Immigration: likely match from Ringsaker, Hedmark, Norway, 1853, America. p439
56, April 11, Andreas Ingebretsen Langgaard, 22 [b1831], Amerika

• Census: Houston, 1860, Houston County, Minnesota, USA. Andrew Bratson 29
Betsey Bratson 30
Ellena Bratson 4
Albert Bratson 2
Gustof Bratson 10/12
Knud Anderson 23

• Notes: possible mother [second marriage?], 1865, Ringsaker, Hedmark, Norway. District no. Page School distr. Local parish Parish Farm Title
503 14 109 Rings østre Ringsaker Hoved Ringsaker Langaard* 1

Pers.no. Household Given name Last name Family pos. Occupation Marital status Age Sex Birth place Cattle Sheep Mixed grain Potatoes
2671 24 1 Anders Anders. Husf Grb Selveier g 70 m Faaferg!! 2 6 1 2 1/2
2672 25 Else Abrahamsd. hans Kone g 70 k Ringsaker
2673 26 1 Marte Amundsd. Inderst Spinder %Dagarbeider% ug 45 k Ringsaker

• Cemetery: Looney Valley Cemetery, Houston [Silver Creek Cemetery, Looney Valley], 1906, Houston County, Minnesota, USA. Birth: 1821 Death: 1906

• Obituary: Winona Republican-Herald, 1906, Minnesota, USA. Saturday, July 07, 1906
Page: 7, Nearby News Collected

Looney Valley

Mr. and Mrs Eiken and daughter, Judith, of Yucatan visited at Albert Britson's Sunday.

Andrew Britson, one of the pioneer settlers of this valley died Friday evening. He was past seventy-five years of age and leaves to mourn his loss two sons and one daughter, Messers. Albert and Gustave of Looney Valley and Mrs. Ole Eiken of Yucatan. A large number of neighbors and friends followed him to his last resting place. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Student Hangland.

• Reference: History of Houston County, MN, 1919, Houston County, Minnesota, USA. Andrew Britson, one of the pioneer settlers in Looney Valley, Houston Township, was born in Ringsager, near Christiania, Norway. He was twenty-two years old when he came to America and located in La Crosse Valley, La Crosse county, Wis. After a residence there of a year or two he removed to Looney Valley, Houston township, this county, where he settled on a farm, and continued in agricultural pursuits until his death in 1907. Mr. Britson married Bessie Johnson, a native of Telemarken, Norway, their marriage taking place in Houston county. She died some years before her husband. They were the parents of four children, Lena, Albert T, Gustaf and Carolina.

Andrew married Bessie JOHNSON between 1853 and 1858 in America. (Bessie JOHNSON was born about 1830 in Telemark, Norway and died between 1880 and 1895.)

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likely Wisconsin