Ole Olsen KNEPPE
Signa Invalson
Johan Christian Olsen GAARDER
(1822-1900)

 

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Birthe Marie Jensdatter STEENSGAARD

Johan Christian Olsen GAARDER

  • Born: 18 Mar 1822, Norway
  • Marriage: Birthe Marie Jensdatter STEENSGAARD on 30 Oct 1850 in Nannestad, Akershus, Norway 1
  • Died: 13 Aug 1900, Norway Township, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA at age 78 2

   Other names for Johan were John GORDER, John O. GORDER, Johan Christian Olsen KNEPPE and Johan OLSEN.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Immigration: from Norway, 1852, America. Leaving Nannestad 5 Jul 1852...
42. Johan Olsen Steensgaard, 29
43. Birthe Marie Jensdatter, 24
44. Olavus, 2 1/2
45. Marthea, 1/2

[#42-45, p234, 1852]

• Residence, 1852, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA. [History of Fillmore County Minnesota, 1882, p379]

• Migration: from Wisconsin, 1856, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA.

• Military: Civil War, 1864, Minnesota, USA. OLESON, JOHN
MN Hv Arty 1st Reg Co D. Residence: Brattsburg, Fillmore County, Minnesota. Born in Norway. Civil War: Age 42. Enrolled 26 Sep 1864. Mustered 9 Oct 1864. Private. Discharged from the service 20 Jun 1865. Sources: (MINN p584) (MCIW p622) ("History of Fillmore County", publ 1912, p153)

• Alt. Death, 12 Aug 1900, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA.

• Census: Norway Townhip, 1900, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA. Johan Gorder78, May 1822
Maria Gorder71, Jun 1828
Christian Gorder40, Oct 1859
Mathilde Gorder29, Jul 1870
Edward Lerdahl16, Apr 1884 (grandson)

• Cemetery: Highland Prairie Lutheran Cemetery, 1900, Norway Township, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA. GAR Post 97 MN
[MN 1st Regiment Heavy Artillery Co D. Pvt. In /Battle of Chatanooga in Civil War]


Johan married Birthe Marie Jensdatter STEENSGAARD, daughter of Jens Larsen STEENSGAARD and Marthe Thorersdatter FÆVIG, on 30 Oct 1850 in Nannestad, Akershus, Norway.1 (Birthe Marie Jensdatter STEENSGAARD was born on 10 Jun 1828 in Nannestad, Akershus, Norway, baptized on 22 Jun 1828 in Nannestad, Akershus, Norway and died on 15 Apr 1910.)


Sources


1 Nannestad 1850-1859 (Arkivverket), #16, p153, 1850.

2 Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990 (LDS), Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B53912-7 , System Origin: Minnesota-EASy , GS Film number: 1316809 , Reference ID: P 45 rn 9.


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